ChiroCode Alerts
by LaMont Leavitt - CEO, ChiroCode Institute, Inc.
July 14, 2010
New HIPAA Rules for Privacy, Security, and Enforcement
Non-PAR Medicare Fees
July 15: Dramatically Increase Your Collections by Providing Therapeutic Procedures
July 22: How the New Federal Healthcare Law Affects Chiropractors
Surprises from the Healthcare Bill
Chiropractic Appeals Toolkit
2010 & 2011 ChiroCode DeskBook Combo
New HIPAA Rules for Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Non-PAR Medicare Fees
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules issued pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The purpose of the modifications is to implement recent statutory amendments under the HITECH Act in order to strengthen the privacy and security protection of health information.
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Non-PAR Medicare Fees
Question: I am very confused about PAR and Non-PAR Medicare fees. Am I not able to bill seniors the same amount as my regular patients if I wanted to?
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July 15: Dramatically Increase Your Collections by Providing Therapeutic Procedures
ChiroCode Thursday Webinar: July 15, 2010
Time: 4 pm Eastern, 3 pm Central, 2 pm Mountain, 1 pm Pacific
Presented by John Schmidt, DC, FIAMA
As you know, insurance companies across the board are cutting back on many services that are provided by health care providers. For chiropractors, this means that third party payers are refusing to pay for many "passive" therapies especially when provided after two weeks of care.
However, insurance companies are much more willing to pay for Therapeutic Procedures (97110-97546), especially for chronic conditions, because numerous research studies have demonstrated that patients make significant progress when a treatment regiment includes Therapeutic Procedures.
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July 22: How the New Federal Healthcare Law Affects Chiropractors
ChiroCode Thursday Webinar: July 22, 2010
Time: 4 pm Eastern, 3 pm Central, 2 pm Mountain, 1 pm Pacific
Presented by Jason B. Martin, Esquire
Compliance Programs are no longer recommended, Federal law now REQUIRES that each chiropractor implement a Compliance Program containing "core elements." In this webinar, attorney Jason B. Martin will discuss changes to laws that every chirorpactor must know.
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Surprises from the Healthcare Bill
In the June 24 ChiroCode webinar, Surprises from the Healthcare Bill, Dr. Ron Short discussed the newly passed "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," and what it could mean for Chiropractic during the next few years in regards to Medicare Enrollment. Some of the "surprises" include:
- Screening of providers and suppliers: Within three years of the signing of the act, ALL providers will have to be screened. Screening procedures could include licensure checks, criminal background checks, fingerprinting, unscheduled and unannounced site visits, including pre-enrollment site visits, database checks, and such other screenings as deemed appropriate. Screenings will be more stringent for providers with a higher perceived threat of fraud and abuse, and chiropractic has traditionally been considered a high threat due to provider error rates.
- Enrollment Fee: All providers will required to pay an enrollment fee (beginning with $200 for individual providers for 2010)
- Integrated Data Repository: Health records and associated information from Medicare, Medicaid and literally all government programs will be combined into a single database. This information may be accessed for fraud and abuse investigations. Dr. Sharp warns that this could be the beginning of single database that eventually includes all private healthcare records also.
There are many more surprises!
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