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October 2022 (Vol. 40, Issue 10)

Billing / Fees / Insurance  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
ICD-10-CM Coding Updates: The Big Ones for Chiropractors

Your Practice
Informed Consent: Lessons From Spinal Surgeons – What Not to Do
Ronald Feise, DC

Chiropractic
DCs 10x More Expensive Than MDs or DOs?
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Chiropractic (General)  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
October Is a Big Month for Chiropractic - Here's Why
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Legislation
New ICA-Endorsed Medicare Legislation Introduced in House
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

New Research
Chiropractic Best for Neck Pain – And Insurers Are Taking Notice
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Your Practice  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
Online Scheduling: It's Time to Reinvent Your Practice
Matt Prados

Back Pain
Treating Sciatica: Are You Misdiagnosing the Cause?
Donald DeFabio, DC, DACBSP, DABCO

Practice Pearls
Review of PBM Contraindications (Pt. 1)
Phil Harrington, DC, CMLSO, FASLMS

Chiropractic  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
Chiropractic Spinal Adjustments Increase Facet Gapping, Functional Outcomes
Mark Studin, DC, FPSC, FASBE(C), DAAPM; Don Capoferri, DC, FSTB, DAAMLP, BCN

Health Care
The Obesity Epidemic: How We Got Here (and How We Can Go Back)
Pt. 1: Where the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Steered Us Wrong
Dennis Barley, DC, CCSP

What's Your Diagnosis?
Dynamic Diagnosis: A Sign of the Times
K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, MBA

Clinical Corner
A Posture-Based Strategy for Performance, Balance, Injury Prevention and Longevity
Brian Jensen, DC

Your Practice
Digital X-Ray in the Modern Spinal Expert Practice (Pt. 2)
Steven Kraus, DC, DIBCN, CCSP, FASA, FICC

Chiropractic  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
World Spine Care Celebrates an Important One-Year Anniversary

Chiropractic (General)
News in Brief
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Trending
Diagnosis & Diagnostic Equip
Diagnosing Radiculopathies Through History & Observation
Diagnosing Radiculopathies Through History & Observation

MRI is currently the gold standard for identifying radicular pathology, but unfortunately, it requires preauthorization, which isn’t easy to obtain. Physical tests are what most practitioners depend on – despite the marginal reliability of the tests. The information in this article brings history and observation to the forefront of radicular diagnostics. Each factor listed can significantly increase the clinician’s ability to diagnose radiculopathies.

K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, MBA
Billing / Fees / Insurance
Multiple-Procedure Claim Reductions?
Multiple-Procedure Claim Reductions?

With some plans – and it starts with Medicare (CMS) – there is a payment protocol called the multiple-procedure payment reduction (MPPR). This protocol means that if a health care provider performs multiple procedures during a single patient encounter, Medicare (and many commercial insurers) typically will pay “full price” for only the highest-valued procedure. The subsequent procedures will be reduced, as there is overlap.

Samuel A. Collins
Chronic / Acute Conditions
From Sciatica to Brain Tumor: A Life-Saving Diagnosis
From Sciatica to Brain Tumor: A Life-Saving Diagnosis

A 42-year-old male former patient arrives at your chiropractic office with excruciating low back pain that travels all the way down his right leg to his foot. A spinal surgeon previously recommended surgery to correct an MRI-confirmed disc herniation (sequestration) at L5, but the patient chose conservative chiropractic care. Although conservative treatment is effective for many lumbar disc herniations, the warning signs in this case call for escalation.

Ronald Feise, DC