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The Future Adjustment Podcast Episode 6: Coding & Compliance

Chiropractic Economics Staff October 13, 2017

Welcome to “The Future Adjustment,” Chiropractic Economics podcast series on what’s new and notable in the world of chiropractic. I’m Daniel Sosnoski, the editor-in-chief of Chiropractic Economics, and our guest today is Ted Arkfeld, DC. He’s a certified professional coder and the director of risk management for Best Practices Academy, but he hardly needs an introduction. Dr. Arkfeld is one of the nation’s leading authorities in chiropractic coding and documentation.

Are you missing this crucial part of coding?

Evan M. Gwilliam, DC, MBA September 26, 2017

Chiropractors use evaluation and management (E/M) codes frequently, but not at every encounter, as do many of their medical counterparts. E/M codes are used to describe the work involved in figuring out what is wrong with a patient and creating a plan to manage them. Chiropractic care can be compared to a journey. There is an origin, or starting point (initial evaluation, or E/M visit), there is a road map, which outlines the path (the treatment visits, often reported with chiropractic manipulative treatment (CMT) codes), and a destination (the discharge evaluation, or E/M visit.)

What’s your coding IQ? [Quiz]

Chiropractic Economics May 3, 2017

Best Practices Academy, a recognized authority in the MACRA law and Medicare policy, helps you grow your practice through better business decisions, improved clinical effectiveness, and regulatory compliance for the chiropractic practice.

Are you a diagnostician or a technician? Get your coding up-to-date

Ted A. Arkfeld April 6, 2017

Coding Keys | If this headline got your attention, it’s time to talk diagnosis coding. You frequently see articles titled something about how coding errors plague the profession, and if this one did you might have moved right along and missed the message. Paramount to this is what is heard over and over again from DCs: I want to make money and avoid an audit. But first, a question for you: Are you diagnosing the patient’s condition or just what you know their insurance will reimburse?

Medicare Compliance: Coding and Documentation

Chiropractic Economics March 15, 2017

As we speak with doctors of chiropractic all over the country, there are two commonalities that continue to resonate. (1) How do we make more money in our practices, and (2) how do we avoid an audit? In this webinar, we provide a foundation to accomplish both with correct documentation and coding. We will discuss what Medicare requires on an initial visit and daily office notes. We cover the correct sequencing of diagnosis codes that provide medical necessity and decrease the chances of claim denials.

Full Access: Medicare Compliance: Coding and Documentation

Chiropractic Economics March 15, 2017

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Understand billing and coding for wellness care

Marty Kotlar, DC February 20, 2017

Coding Keys | Q: Do insurance companies pay for wellness care? A: Yes, some carriers pay for wellness exams and preventive medicine services. Learn the key codes and descriptions. Initial comprehensive preventive medicine evaluation and management of an individual, including an age- and gender-appropriate history, examination, counseling, anticipatory guidance and risk-factor reduction interventions, and the ordering of laboratory and diagnostic procedures, for a new patient.

17 dos and don’ts of coding and compliance

Marty Kotlar, DC November 6, 2016

Practice Management Q: I have been billing and coding the same way since I opened my office seven years ago. Can you provide some general guidelines so I can be sure I am billing properly and coding compliantly? A: Since changes occur to CPT codes and ICD-9 (diagnosis) codes every year, you are making a wise decision learning as much as possible about CPT coding. Here is a list of the most common CPT coding and compliance dos and don’ts.

Common coding errors and how to avoid them

Kaitlin Morrison April 26, 2016

Chiropractic coding is complex and requires both extensive training and accuracy. Even the best chiropractors and staff members make occasional coding mistakes, but errors can be minimized with the right approach to coding.

Billing and coding for wellness care

Marty Kotlar, DC February 4, 2016

CodingQandA | Q: Do insurance companies pay for wellness care? A: Yes, some carriers pay for wellness exams and preventive medicine services. Here are the codes and descriptions:

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