Articles for Member Providers
Stark Rules Bring Clarity and Change in 2021
by Ray Foxworth, D.C., FICC, MCS-PPresident & Founder, ChiroHealthUSAOn November 20, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final rule, "Modernizing and Clarifying the Physician...
Four Mistakes that Get in The Way of Practice Success
by Ray Foxworth, D.C., FICC, MCS-PPresident & Founder, ChiroHealthUSAIn chiropractic, we tend to sabotage ourselves despite our desire to be successful business owners and chiropractors. Often, we forget that we are regulated by a healthcare “system,” and we must...
When Will I See You Again? The Future of In-Person Events
by Ray Foxworth, D.C., FICC, MCS-PPresident & Founder, ChiroHealthUSANo matter where you stand on the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve all felt the impact as more and more events transitioned to the virtual environment in 2020. With high hopes of seeing each other...
Ignorance is a Choice. Question Everything.
by Ray Foxworth, D.C., FICC, MCS-PPresident & Founder, ChiroHealthUSAFor decades I have subscribed to the wisdom of President Ronald Reagan, “Trust, but verify.” Unfortunately, not enough docs around the country are verifying that the information they receive from...
Creating Waves of Change in Chiropractic: ChiroHealthUSA 2020 Scholarship
by Kristi Hudson, CPCODirector of Business Relations, ChiroHealthUSAIt was 6:00 in the morning when I received the call from Reagan Foxworth Chappell and all I heard was sobs, and my heart nearly stopped. After composing herself, she let me know that with the help of...
Harness the Power of Social Media to Promote Your Practice
by Ray Foxworth, D.C., FICC, MCS-PPresident & Founder, ChiroHealthUSAWe have known for years that having a presence on social media was important. Little did we all know that in the wake of a pandemic, it would become essential. It is no longer enough to have an...
Is Your Insurance Eligibility Verification Process Airtight?
by Ray Foxworth, D.C., FICC, MCS-PPresident & Founder, ChiroHealthUSAIn last month’s newsletter, I discussed the pervasive problem of insurance claim denials and how to minimize them. One goal of that article was to get you all to ask one question. Does my...
How Much Are Insurance Denials Costing You?
by Ray Foxworth, D.C., FICC, MCS-PPresident & Founder, ChiroHealthUSAIn the wake of COVID-19, many of us are experiencing heightened stress and hardship as business owners and chiropractors. Rather than focusing on the things we cannot change from day to day, it...
Now Open!
by Ray Foxworth, D.C., FICC, MCS-PPresident & Founder, ChiroHealthUSAAmid the COVID-19 crisis, patients are noticing which clinicians are following CDC guidelines, and which have safe practices. The world will never be the same. Coding, documentation, and...
Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic and Your Practice
by Ray Foxworth, D.C., FICC, MCS-PPresident & Founder, ChiroHealthUSAFrom time to time, we as clinicians find ourselves amid a public health crisis. Today is such a time. COVID-19 has affected not only how you care for patients, but also how you operate a clinical...
Turn and Face the Change
by Ray Foxworth, D.C., FICC, MCS-PPresident & Founder, ChiroHealthUSADavid Bowie was not singing about healthcare, but maybe he should have because nothing ch-ch-ch-changes as often as healthcare rules and regulations. At ChiroHealthUSA, we always strive to make...
Pain in the Taxes
by Ray Foxworth, D.C., FICC, MCS-PPresident & Founder, ChiroHealthUSABenjamin Franklin said, "the only things of certainty are death and taxes," neither of which we look forward to. No one likes to talk or think about their taxes, however, hiding under our...
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.