It’s a dirty little secret among auditors that E/M codes are easy money to take back from doctors. Unfortunately, as chiropractors, we are no exception and your exams may possibly be the easiest chiropractic audits to fail. Of course, failure means repayment,...
In Part One of this post (5 Chiropractic Audit Errors You Need to Fight), we discussed the fact that audit errors are common and that they absolutely need to be appealed or fought. Specifically, we mentioned three that you would need to get your boxing gloves on for:...
As upsetting as it may be to receive a notice that you are being audited, there is equal (or perhaps greater) frustration when the payer demands repayment for services you feel were correctly reimbursed, properly documented and rendered according to standards of...
In poker, the term “ace in hole” refers to a move that is sure to earn a win in the card game. Unfortunately, many auditors are walking around with their own “ace in the hole” and prepared to pull it out of their sleeve to demand repayment from...
There has been quite an upswing in chiropractic audit activity in the profession lately. I’m not sure if this is “audit season,” if payers have determined that once and for all they are going to “teach” us chiropractors a lesson and/or...