ChiroCode Alerts -
Jan 6, 2010 by LaMont J. Leavitt, President/CEO of ChiroCode
Institute
1. 2010 ChiroCode DeskBook - On Schedule to Ship in
Mid-January! 2. Primary vs. Secondary - When to Pass Claims On
to the Secondary along with Coordination of Benefits
3. 2010 Medicare Fees - What To Do? 4. Collections Down in 2009? - Here's the Simplest, Quickest Way to Improve
Collections in 2010
5. ChiroCode Hot Topics Newsletter - 2010 Annual Subscriptions
6. ChiroCode Webinar Archive and ChiroCode Spotlights - Now Available to
Watch
1. 2010 ChiroCode DeskBook - On Schedule to Ship in
Mid-January!
I am pleased to announce that the 2010 ChiroCode
DeskBook is on schedule to begin shipping next week. Our initial reviews
have been that the new 2010 ChiroCode DeskBook is nothing short of
fantastic.
The 2010 ChiroCode DeskBook is packed with what you need to empower you
to get paid and keep it. This new 18th annual edition is more than just current
codes. Here are just some of the highlights:
The entire
book has been updated with critical information, forms, explanatory
references and internet links to information that helps you get paid and
keep it.
Compliance
and Risk Management Section Several new
pages have been added to the Compliance and Risk Management section to
help you weather the "perfect storm" that the entire
chiropractic industry is now facing, with post-payment audits and refund
demands. Refer to these tips often. Also new and updated are the Red Flags
Rules and OIG Compliance Program Guidance.
Documentation
Section New pages for Initial Visits, Subsequent
Visits and Treatment Plans have been added. Applying the information on
these pages to your practice is an important part of protecting your
practice against audits and refund demands. Also included are updated
standards for performance pay (bonuses), updated codes for record keeping,
and the Problem Oriented Medical Record (POMR). Learn the rules so that
you can play their game and win.
Denials
and Appeals Section This section has
critical and essential knowledge for the management of claim denials and
adverse determinations.
You now have three ways to get your
book:
ChiroCode
DeskBook with Premium Support-One
Payment: Regular $479, now only $429
ChiroCode
DeskBook with Premium Support-Monthly
Payments: 1st Payment$129, 11 monthly payments of just $29.95
ChiroCode
DeskBook with Basic Support-One
Payment: Regular $129, now only $109
Get your order in today so you can get your
DeskBook in January!
Sometimes understanding primary vs secondary can be
confusing. Bharon Hoag will go into detail to better explain some of the common
questions with primaries and secondaries. He will also touch on follow ups with
denials. When to pass claims on to the secondary and how it works. As well as
understanding coordination of benefits if you are appealing with the primary.
It must be January because we don't know what to do
with our Medicare fees.
Once again Medicare has applied their magic formula
and after taking into consideration our expenses, our geographic areas, our
malpractice costs and many other mysterious factors, they have determined that
we were paid 21.5 % too much last year. The fees must be reduced! But wait!
It's Congress to the rescue (at least for a while), telling Medicare to
not reduce the fees until after February 28. Hope springs eternal!
All frivolity aside, the 21.5% Medicare fee
reduction has been delayed by Congress until after February 28. We have seen
this before and (so far at least) Congress has not failed to halt the reduction
and hold fees where they are or (sometimes) grant a modest increase. Keep
charging what you were charging last year until February 28 and keep your ears
open. There is more to come, we just don't know what or when.
Contributed by Dr. Ron Short
4. Collections Down in 2009? - Here's the Simplest,
Quickest Way to Improve Collections in 2010
Presented by Reimbursement Specialist and Health
Care Attorney, Keith Pendleton, JD.
Providers everywhere seem to be saying the same
thing - "In 2009, my collections went down 10%," or "In
2009, my collections went down 30%." In some cases, we've heard
providers reporting drops in collections rates of 40%-50%!!! Do you want to
stop this decline and start reversing this trend? If so, this special
2-Part Series is a MUST.
One of the simplest, quickest way to improve
collections IMMEDIATELY is to fix a process that is broken in many practices -
a process that many providers don't even know is broken. The process
relates to your assignment & lien document and protocol. In this
2-part series, Keith will explain exactly WHY the assignment & lien
document is so critical. He will explain how it serves as the core
platform for getting paid PROMPTLY and IN-FULL. He will introduce the
topic of Health Care UCC Liens - a body of law that most providers do not know
and don't understand. Most importantly, he will explain what you need to start
doing to stop the decline in collections and start reversing the trend.
The 2-part webinar is part of the Grow Your
Practice and Get Paid series, a nationwide series being sponsored and
promoted by the ChiroCode Institute, Find-A-Code.com, American Medical Billing
Association, Medicfusion EMR, and National Injury Diagnostics. See: http://www.providerpro.net/conferences/schedule.php.
5. ChiroCode Hot Topics Newsletter - 2010 Annual
Subscriptions
Subscription to the ChiroCode Hot Topics
monthly newsletter is still available as a single product in our online store..
The PDF email subscription is $149 and the standard print mail subscription is
$169. Visit http://www.chirocode.com/store to order.. Remember also, the PDF subscription and Hot Topics
Newsletter archives (2000-2009) are components of ChiroCode Premium
Support.
6. ChiroCode Webinar Archive and ChiroCode
Spotlights - Now Available to Watch
ChiroCode Webinars are now available for 24/7 viewing. They are held usually every
Thursday at 2pm Mountain Time (4pm Eastern, 3pm Central, 1pm Pacific) and cover
a variety of topics that pertain to ChiroCode coding, reimbursement, compliance
and denial management. ChiroCode Webinars are live presentations with
both audio and video. ChiroCode Institute utilizes the excellent GoToMeeting
tool to allow you to participate via your phone and computer.
ChiroCode
Premium Support subscribers may view ALL past ChiroCode
Webinars.
ChiroCode
Basic Support subscribers may view the three most recent
webinars.
ChiroCode Spotlights highlight new technologies, programs and services. We believe that they
can be a great benefit to Chiropractic offices. ChiroCode Spotlights are
held on Tuesdays (but not every Tuesday) at 2pm Mountain Time (4pm Eastern, 3pm
Central, 1pm Pacific). They are a live presentation with both audio and video. ChiroCode
Spotlights are available to everyone!
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