Alexander Eisner is an attorney and head of the litigation department at Shawn Steel Law Firm. His firm is credited with creating a new field of law by defending chiropractors and acupuncturists, and representing their patients in personal-injury matters. Alexander is a graduate of The George Washington University and Loyola Law School. While at GWU, Alexander earned an academic merit-based scholarship all 3.5 years and also founded a Make-A-Wish Foundation collegiate chapter. In his spare time, Alexander founded and currently serves as the CEO for The CTCN Foundation, a nonprofit organization that raises money for special-needs children at the high school level.
Recent laws in New Jersey and California represent a disturbing trend that will negatively impact a practice’s ability to collect monies from patients, as well as expose them to significant penalties if the practice does not follow the mandatory guidelines to a T. Please be aware that a similar law may be coming to your state. The time to act is before the law is passed.
Each year, ICD-10-CM is updated on Oct. 1. For 2026, there are 74,179 total codes, with 487 additions, 28 deletions and 38 revisions. Code changes are based on date of service, not the claim submission date. Services performed on/after Oct. 1 must use the new codes. While no changes affect the common spinal or extraspinal codes most frequently used by DCs, several updates may still affect your claims – particularly for comorbidities, referred pain, or trauma cases.
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Southern California University of Health Sciences has entered into an agreement with Pacific College of Health and Science whereby PCHS’ San Diego and Chicago campuses – including students, faculty, staff, and academic programs – will join SCU effective May 2026, pending regulatory approval. Founded in 1986 as Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, PCHS is not only the largest acupuncture / herbal medicine school in the U.S., but also offers integrative health curriculum in holistic nursing and massage therapy.
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