The Day Is Fast Approaching
Share this page: With just three months to go until October 1, 2015, many DC’s I meet these days look like they’re carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders. Their gaze is distracted. Their breathing is shallow. I ask them how they’re doing and they...
I’ve Been Around
Share this page: I’ve been around more years than I want to admit, and I don’t know that I’ve ever seen DCs and their teams more stressed out. One of the biggest reasons for that is the impending ICD-10 transition. But some of it is also confusion over PQRS, or...
I See You…
Share this page: I see you, ICD-10 procrastinators. I meet you at chiropractic conventions and seminars. I talk to you on the phone. I read about you in really unnerving statistics, like the one I saw recently from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...
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.