The Coming Consolidation in Chiropractic
Share this page: Make no mistake, the future of chiropractic looks quite different from what you likely expect. In fact, massive changes are already being made and the rate of change is only going to accelerate, leading to a very different landscape in our great...
Moments of Truth
Share this page: You have just given a new patient a report of findings and your recommendations. You expected to hear a sigh of relief and thankfulness from the individual sitting across from you, but instead, you are confronted by crossed arms and the scowl of...
Opioid Use, Misuse and Abuse Positions Drug-Free Pain Management in National Dialogue
Share this page: In 2016, the U.S. officially awakened to a crisis with respect to the use and abuse of legal and illegal opioid products. You may think the term “crisis” represents a degree of hyperbole, but when you realize 91 Americans die every day as a result of...
Billing & Coding for Extremity Adjustments
Share this page: Question: Dr. Kotlar, I’ve been doing chiropractic extra-spinal manipulation on my patients, however, I do not know how to bill insurance for this service. Can you help? Answer: Chiropractic manipulative treatment (CMT) is a form of manual...
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.