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August 2018 (Vol. 36, Issue 8)

Billing / Fees / Insurance  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
UnitedHealthcare Can't Seem to Keep Chiropractic Down
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Billing Basics
Why the Automatic Denials for Modifiers 25 and 59?
Samuel A. Collins

Neck Pain  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
Help Shape the New Neck Pain Best Practices Guideline
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Health Care Advances
Blockchain Health Records?
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Health and Wellness
Confessions of a Former Drug Rep: Statins Are Endangering Your Overweight Patients
Mike Robinson

Imaging Rounds
Why Take X-Rays When You Already Have an MRI?
Deborah Pate, DC, DACBR

Chiropractic PR
A Bold Strategy to Take Chiropractic to New Heights
Sherry McAllister, DC, MS(Ed), CCSP

Practice Pearls
Art of the Associateship: It's OK to Trust, But Verify
K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, MBA; James Anderson, DC

Back Pain
The Hidden Hip in LBP: Critical Screening Tests
Donald DeFabio, DC, DACBSP, DABCO

Clinical Toolbox
CBD for Athletes: The Advantages of Cannibidiol
Neil Browne

Legislation & Laws
"Community Care" for Vets: It's Really a Big Deal!
James D. Edwards, DC

Practice Pearls
Facebook Marketing 101
Rob Berman, MBA; Cindy Donaldson

Chiropractic (General)
Trending: CBD / Hemp Oil
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Inside the Profession
News in Brief
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Ergonomics  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
#TechPain: Causes, Solutions
Paul Hooper, DC, MPH, MS

Marketing / Office / Staff  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
Doc, Are You a Social Media Holdout? Your Future Is Now
Bobbee Palmer, DC

GI Solutions  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
Autoimmunity, Gut Health and Diet: Connect the Dots
Louis Miller, DC, MS; Doug Shapiro

Trending
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