Beyond the Codes: Protecting Your Practice from Fraud and Abuse
For chiropractic practices, understanding the distinction between fraud and abuse and how the new codes can increase your vulnerability is vital to compliance.
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!
For chiropractic practices, understanding the distinction between fraud and abuse and how the new codes can increase your vulnerability is vital to compliance.
Artificial intelligence is everywhere—but is it HIPAA compliant? In this HelpDesk episode, healthcare IT expert Jill from Easy Tech Compliance breaks down what chiropractors need to know before using AI tools in their practice. Learn how to protect patient data, confirm vendor compliance, and understand your shared responsibility when integrating AI with your EHR system. Jill explains how HIPAA applies to AI services, what new security rules are coming, and what steps you should take to stay compliant.
In this KMC University HelpDesk episode, Dr. Erin Stubblefield explains the difference between medically necessary care and clinically appropriate care in chiropractic. Learn how to determine when treatment is billable under insurance and when it’s simply appropriate for patient well-being but not reimbursable. Dr. Erin breaks down the four components of medical necessity — patient complaint, objective findings, functional deficit, and plan of care — and clarifies how to document both compliant and non-billable care correctly. Avoid common billing errors, strengthen your documentation, and stay compliant while providing the best care possible.
Get ready for ICD-10 annual code changes! In this HelpDesk video, Dr. Erin Stubblefield shares how chiropractors can prepare their teams, update software, and document accurately for a smooth transition and compliant billing.
E/M Coding for Chiropractors Made Simple: Pediatric Patients and Beyond Hot Topics from the KMC University HelpDesk If you choose an Evaluation and Management (E/M)…
This increased patient volume, particularly with activity-related injuries, brings a critical focus to chiropractic compliance—especially surrounding the correct use of S codes for injuries.
Are you confused about when to use Excludes1 or Excludes2 in your ICD-10 diagnosis coding? In this HelpDesk video, Rebecca from KMC University breaks down the key differences and explains why understanding these exclusions is essential to avoiding claim denials and compliance errors. Learn how to apply the rules correctly and code to the highest level of specificity.
Ticket to a Denial Hot Topics from the KMC University HelpDesk Over the past decade, there have been multiple observations within the chiropractic profession that…
Good documentation is more than a requirement—it’s an art that protects your practice and serves your patients. In this HelpDesk video, Dr. Erin Stubblefield from KMC University breaks down the key principles that make patient documentation clear, consistent, and defensible. Learn why specificity, consistency, accurate tracking, and personalization transform your daily notes into powerful tools for better patient care and stronger compliance.
Yes, we have a set of codes that AMA CPT has allowed for use in “consultations”. But hold it! They are not the same kinds of “consultations” we refer to in our profession, such as the initial consultation for a new patient, or that often “free” consultation or, as we like to call it, Pre-Acceptance Interview” for potential new patients. Follow along with this quick Help Desk video to help you best understand how to use official Consultation codes 9924X and 9925X.