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August 2015 (Vol. 33, Issue 16)

Billing / Fees / Insurance
ICD-10 Is Not Scary (and Not About Billing)
What you should – and shouldn't – be worried about as the Oct. 1 deadline approaches.
John Davila, DC

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Aetna Updates 97140 Policy
Association of New Jersey Chiropractors forces insurer's hand.
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Technology Meets Practice: Chiropractic Every Day
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Treat Every Patient as an Athlete
Evaluate and Treat Dysfunctional Lateral Flexion Patterning
Perry Nickelston, DC, FMS, SFMA

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Data: The New Frontier in Health Care
Your chance to change policy, perception & paradigms.
Robert Moberg

Chronic / Acute Conditions
Lower-Extremity Overuse Injuries: Primer on Causes and Corrections
Mark Charrette, DC

Nutrition / Detoxification
A War You Can Help Patients Win
Sugar, Flour, Refined Oils and (Ultimately) Drugs: Who Benefits?
David Seaman, DC, MS, DABCN

Sports DC
Treating LBP in Golfers: Beyond Basic Assessment
Tom LaFountain, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Making Public Health a Chiropractic Priority

Chiropractic (General)
News in Brief
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Chiropractic (General)
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Your Practice / Business
Should You Use Cash, Loan or Lease for Equipment Purchases?
Should You Use Cash, Loan or Lease for Equipment Purchases?

Some doctors thrive in a personality-based clinic and have a loyal following no matter what services or equipment they offer, but for most chiropractic offices who are trying to grow and expand, new equipment purchases help us stay relevant and continue to service our client base in the best, most up-to-date manner possible. So, regarding equipment purchasing: should you lease, get a bank loan, or pay cash?

Jamy Antoine, DC, BCN, CFP®
News / Profession
Chiropractic at Risk Globally
Chiropractic at Risk Globally

There has long been an attempt by those who are not legitimate doctors of chiropractic to usurp the title of chiropractor from those who have earned their degree from an accredited chiropractic program. This generally happens in countries where the local doctors of chiropractic have yet to pass legislation requiring a degree from an accredited institution. The result is essentially two chiropractic professions. Nowhere is this danger more pronounced than in Japan.

Dynamic Chiropractic Staff
Billing / Fees / Insurance
UHC/Optum Requires Preauthorization for Medicare-Covered Chiropractic Services
UHC/Optum Requires Preauthorization for Medicare-Covered Chiropractic Services

Effective Sept. 1, 2024, UHC/Optum is requiring prior authorization for the following services delivered in office and outpatient hospital settings, excluding services in the home: Medicare-covered chiropractic services (when billed with the AT-modifier), as well as physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), and speech therapy (ST).

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Samuel A. Collins