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,...
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 the land of personal injury work, there is great opportunity coupled with great danger if you don’t do things well. On the opportunity side, there are few chances for chiropractors to get paid better for their work than in the PI arena. Of course, there is also the...
When treating a motor vehicle injury, the “pre-existing condition” often creates enough of a mess to spark fear in the hands of inexperienced chiropractor or worse, to cause mistakes in the area of injury apportionment which can compromise the claim and/or produce a...
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...