ChiroCode Alerts - Jan 12, 2010 by
LaMont J. Leavitt, President/CEO of ChiroCode Institute
1. 2010 ChiroCode
DeskBook - Now Shipping!
2. 2010 Medicare Fees -
What To Do?
3. Collections Down in
2009? - Here's the Simplest, Quickest Way to Improve Collections in 2010
4. The $44,000 Update
Webinar - You Don't Want to Miss This Event!
5. ChiroCode Hot Topics
Newsletter - 2010 Annual Subscriptions
6. ChiroCode Webinar
Archive and ChiroCode Spotlights - Now Available to Watch
1. 2010 ChiroCode
DeskBook - Now Shipping!
We are pleased to announce that the 2010 ChiroCode DeskBook is now shipping. If
you placed an order, your book should be in the mail this wee. 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.
If
you haven't ordered yet, 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
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
3. 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
In the waning days of December, 2009, the US Department of Health and Human
Services released its rules for 'meaningful use' of an electronic health
record/electronic medical record (EHR/EMR). These rules will govern the
eligibility status for providers seeking stimulus funds under the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Medicfusion EMR, the ChiroCode Institute, along with Find-A-Code.com, National
Injury Diagnostics, American Billing Association and the other sponsors of
Tipology will host a live and pertinent informational webinar and entertain
questions and answers on February 2 at 4pm Eastern Time. The webinar will be
presented by health care attorney, Keith Pendleton.
If you have specific questions you would like Tipology to address during this
webinar, you are invited to submit them in advance by email to gopaperless@medicfusion.com .
This webinar will cut through the clutter and misinformation circulating throughout
the health care world. Keith will provide honest information in a pertinent
75-minute session that explores this complex topic.
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!
Save time with simple, fast code searching. Eliminate coding frustrations by getting the timely answers you need. Avoid denials and lost payments with current, up-to-date information. Improve your office's bottom line. Enhance your skills as a coder.
