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Author Archives: Mike Norworth
Your Practice & the “No Surprises” Act
According to an email I received yesterday: “In a nutshell, The “No Surprises Act” requires that patients are notified of specific costs prior to receiving the services. This includes cash based practices.” The email goes on to specify that you … Continue reading
Posted in General, Practice Management
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Information Blocking & The 21st Century Cures Act Is Not A Cause For Panic!
For all the Chicken Littles out there preaching to you that the sky is falling & you must immediately do this & buy that, my response is a simple “No!” Don’t buy into the hype & begin spending money unnecessarily. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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A Federal Judge’s Ruling: CMS & The Maximum Improvement Standard
On the one hand, a new DHHS OIG report concludes that chiropractic care is medically unnecessary after the first 30 treatments. By that point, DHHS insists, maximum improvement has been reached. And on the other? Hmmm… In 2011, a class … Continue reading
Posted in Audit Savvy
Tagged Max Improvement Standard, Medical Necessity
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DHHS OIG Targeting Tactics for Chiropractic Audits
While you were making last minute preparations for ICD-10, the Department of Health & Human Services Office of the Inspector General published a new report on 9/29/2015. The report makes specific recommendations to CMS with regard to curbing “questionable and inappropriate payments … Continue reading
Posted in Audit Savvy, Encounter / SOAP
Tagged Chiropractic EHR Audit, Chiropractic EHR Software, Chiropractic Practice Management
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ECLIPSE vs. ChiroTouch
See our October 2020 ChiroTouch update by clicking here! Competition is healthy. It improves products. People too. From classrooms to sports fields to tradeshow floors. Even to the moon. But there are rules – and laws – about how far … Continue reading
Posted in Evaluating Software, General
Tagged Best Chiropractic Software, Chiropractic EHR Software, Chiropractic Practice Management, Chiropractic Software, ChiroTouch
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Chiropractic Audits & Malpractice: Backups to the Rescue
Irony? I was well into editing this blog entry before being contacted last week by a DHHS Special Agent involved in a NYC investigation. One of my final suggestions — during a conversation that stretched past an hour — was … Continue reading
Posted in Audit Savvy, Encounter / SOAP, Practice Management
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The Growing Chiropractic Practice: Stop Losing Existing Patients!
It’s amazing how easy it can be for major practice management features within ECLIPSE to fade into obscurity as the decades roll by — even when those features are as relevant now as they were way back in 1984. At the time, Karen’s rapidly … Continue reading
Posted in Practice Management
Tagged Chiropractic Practice Management, Patient Retention
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Cloud Casualties & Your EHR Software
Over the past several years, I’ve discussed: Cloud based EHR vendors who went out of business and left clients with myriad issues, ranging from “I can’t access my data” to “I can’t generate bills & it’s the end of December!” … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud Computing, HIPAA
Tagged ECLIPSE & Cloud Computing
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Auditors Are Actively Looking For Documentation Shortcuts
Technology can make clinical documentation faster & more efficient. But beware the temptation – even when the means are at hand – to take these time saving ideals too far. There may be consequences. The Department of Health & Human … Continue reading
Posted in Audit Savvy, Encounter / SOAP, Practice Management
Tagged Chiropractic Audits, Chiropractic EHR Audit, Chiropractic EHR Software
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ICD-10: What you need to know now…
So… a guy walks into a lamppost… and it turns out there’s an ICD-10 code to describe his encounter: W22.02XA! Would you even admit that to the doctor? I did that once as a teen and would never tell a … Continue reading
Posted in ANSI 5010, Evaluating Software, HIPAA, Practice Management
Tagged HIPAA Compliance, ICD-10, ICD-10 ECLIPSE, ICD-10 for chiropractors, ICD-10 training, ICD-10 training for chiropractic
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