Dr. R. A. Foxworth, FICC, MCS-P
It’s October—do you know where your reimbursements are?
If you’re reading this, you already know that October 1, 2015 came and went, and the earth did not open up and swallow us whole. It’s possible, though, that doctors who found themselves down to the wire and unprepared might now wish it had.
Procrastination, while not ideal, was understandable. The ICD-10 transition offered plenty of lead time, but many DCs felt they’d been fooled in 2014 and wondered if ICD-10 implementation would be postponed yet again. If you were one of them, or did your best to get ready but are finding yourself struggling with how to submit claims using the new codes, you can still find lots of helpful information on ICD-10 through a number of our archived webinars. Here are just a few examples.
“Terminology, Protocols and Specificity of ICD-10” with Dr. Mario Fucinari
“ICD-10 Threatens Chiropractic Reimbursement” with Drs. Evan Gwilliam and Alan Bergquist
“The Fundamentals of Coding and Strategies for Proper ICD-10 Implementation” with Brandy Brimhall.
October 1 is in the rearview mirror. January 1 is right around the corner. Why not start the new year off right by taking the next steps to compliance and adopting a sound financial policy. ChiroHealthUSA can help bring you more peace of mind. Want to know more? We now offer our informational ChiroHealthUSA webinar “Risky Business: The Five Little Things that Can Cause Big Problems in Your Practice” on demand and the process for submitting a provider agreement is easier than ever with a speedy online application.
Why is the Discount Challenge prize amount $11,181? Because that is the average “per-occurrence” fine for Medicare inducements. That’s not $11,181 per patient, that’s not per provider, that’s PER VISIT. Stinks, doesn’t it? To us, the prize amount is worth the investment if we can help our profession better understand proper discounting.