This Documentation Gap Analysis allows us to evaluate the significant components of your current Documentation program. It should take less than 5 minutes to complete.
Sometimes you need more than a self-service, on-demand program and need an expert to analyze your issues, train the corrections, and help you implement the changes, so they stick
This course explains the significant role chiropractic care can play in the sports industry and how a DC can succeed as a Sports Chiropractor. Start your steps to success here!
The most effective chiropractic OIG compliance programs are scaled according to the size of the practice!
Many of the doctors we meet tell us they’re not too worried about their documentation. “We’ve got that covered,” they say. “I think we’re probably fine.” “I’m fine, right?”
Electronic claims processing is still the fastest, most efficient way to file insurance claims, where possible. However, there are times when a paper billing process still applies for your practice.
Every parent knows (and dreads) when it’s time to have “the talk” with their kids. Some of us do a better job than others—and the same is true for those of us tasked with having “the talk” with our new patients. In fact, for some of us, discussing the birds and the bees can seem like a walk in the park compared to actually having to talk to new patients about—gulp—money.
As healthcare costs rise, some patients are left without health insurance coverage and are unable to afford out of pocket costs for much-needed chiropractic care. The provision for a hardship fee schedule within a practice’s fee system is perfectly legal when set up properly with policy and procedure.
We interact with enough providers every week to know that nobody wants to have to worry about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). It’s not fun, and it’s not sexy. But it’s important.
A Compliance Officer (CO) is a workforce member or outside person that takes on the role and responsibility of implementing and managing the Compliance program for your facility.
Just in the past few weeks, our Help Desk and our Solutions line have been inundated with calls from both members and non-members of KMC University indicating that they have received records requests for groups of patients. Folks, when this happens, it’s usually an audit. We have seen enough the past few weeks to confirm that audits are on the rise again.
In today’s practice climate, patients want more electronic contact and fewer phone calls. For some practices, this is easy because it is how the doctor grew up... with texting and emails. But for others, starting a new text or email reminder service can be more difficult, and they may turn to trusted advisors or a vendor to set it up and manage it for them. But be careful!
The term Protected Health Information (PHI) has been used since the introduction of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in 1996). Yet there are still individuals and entities that do not have a full understanding of what Protected Health Information (PHI) is and encompasses. The lack of this knowledge has the potential to place you, your staff and your clinic at risk for HIPAA Compliance.
Many offices love to meet potential patients through public screenings. But what is a screening? Is it legal or is it an inducement? And what’s the purpose of doing a Chiropractic Screening for marketing purposes?
