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October 2015 (Vol. 33, Issue 19)

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Do You Have a Post-ICD-10 Strategy?
Tips to help you overcome potential obstacles and streamline the transition process.
Brandy Brimhall, CPC, CMCO, CCCPC, CPCO, CPMA

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Managed Care Subverts Chiropractic
Study underscores bias against chiropractic utilization.
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Chiropractic (General)
A Tribute to a True Chiropractic Leader
Celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Shelby Elliott.
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Why More Patients Don't Come to Your Office
And What You Can Do About It
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Troubleshooting: Billing Multiple Fees for the Same Service
Samuel A. Collins

Rehab / Recovery / Physiotherapy
Active Care for Ankle Sprains
John K. Hyland, DC, MPH, DACBR, DABCO, CSCS

Weight Loss / Eating Habits
Dietary Fat and Prostate Cancer: An Important Update and Review of Mechanisms
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

Chiropractic (General)
When Patients Lie (Bribe or Flatter)
John Hanks, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Thinking About Cohen's Kappa
Keith Charlton, DC, MPhil, MPainMed

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