Proving Medical Necessity and Functional Improvement

Presented by Dr. Ron Short  

Medicare is required by law to pay for care that is medically necessary. Medicare considers functional improvement to be the primary indicator of medical necessity for chiropractic care. It is up to you, the doctor, to prove functional improvement and medical necessity with your documentation. Dr. Short will show you how to use common practice tools to document functional improvement, medical necessity and maximum medical improvement.

About the presenter: Dr. Ron Short is one of the first of a new breed of chiropractic consultants: a chiropractor with practice experience trained and certified to address and solve compliance problems. [read more]