Chiropractors across Kansas are increasingly being targeted with ads promoting "turnkey" peptide programs, marketed as fully compliant, simple to implement, and a new revenue stream. It raises an obvious question: can chiropractors in Kansas actually use peptides with their patients? The answer isn't a simple yes or no — it depends entirely on what you mean by "peptides" and how they're being used.
Getting paid for an evaluation and management (E/M) service billed the same day as chiropractic manipulative treatment (CMT) is one of the most common reimbursement headaches in practice. This guide from Practisync breaks down what separates a billable E/M from the routine work already bundled into CMT — and the documentation habits that make the difference between a paid claim and a denial.
December 5, 2024 – Kansas Doctors of Chiropractic, who are in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas, recently received an email titled “Notification of Upcoming Risk Adjustment Requests.” This email is poorly worded and makes it seem like these audits are targeting Doctors of Chiropractic. Insurance companies that sell plans on the Affordable Care…
By Dr. Ray Foxworth, DC, FICC I was reviewing practice numbers with a chiropractor recently who was convinced workers’ compensation patients just weren’t profitable anymore. His collections seemed lower than they should have been, and like many doctors, he immediately assumed reimbursements had been cut again. But when we looked closer, we found something surprising. The problem wasn’t the workers’ compensation carrier. […]
December 2, 2024 – Important HIPAA Changes for Chiropractors in 2024, by Ewan Gwilliam, DC, QCC, CPC, CCPC, CPMA, AAPC Fellow, Sr. Vice-President of Practisync The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is ever-evolving. Its purpose is to protect patient health information (PHI) from being disclosed without the patient’s consent or knowledge. It also…
“There but for the grace of God goes John Bradford” — a phrase every doctor should sit with. When a patient walks into your office, they have a right to expect a certain level of care: the Standard of Care. This article breaks down what that legal and clinical concept actually means for doctors of chiropractic in Kansas — the real breaches that trigger it, and the consequences, from malpractice liability to licensure action, that follow when it isn’t met.
The new Medicare ABN has been posted and is now available for use, valid through March 31, 2029. It replaces the prior version — members can download all approved English, Spanish, and Large Print versions inside.
