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Does anyone have any experience with this organization? Is this the way to go with our fee structures? Any feedback would be great. Thanks,Jamey Dyson, DCBegin forwarded message:Date: May 2, 2012 5:04:37 AM PDTTo: drjdyson1@...Subject: News from ChiroHealthUSA - May 2012Reply-To: info@...

May / 2012

From the Desk ofDr. R. A. Foxworth

Dear Friend,

As a Chiropractic Assistant you have a great responsibility to both your patients and your doctor. You may not have thought of it in that fashion in the past, that the patients and the doctors are "your responsibility" but in reality they are. Sometimes it can feel overwhelming to feel stuck in the middle between the two parties. Most often I see that when money gets in the way. That is where we can help. Often doctors go to school wanting to save the world from pain and suffering. And when they get out of school and get into practice they come to the realization that they are small business owners and employers. The education they focused on in school, rightly so, was all about disease and treatment, subluxations and adjustments; they did not notice the business classes that slipped before their eyes. Many times a doctor gets into practice and does things the way his or her mentor did it relating to the business of practice. Copying a mentor or a colleague, unfortunately, is often inefficient, antiquated or (innocently) illegal. Let's talk about that money that can get you feeling stuck in the middle between your doctor and your patients. Perhaps your doctor is struggling because he/she has set the practice fees too low; worried about the patients' ability to pay. Or maybe your fees are set high to maximize the third party reimbursement that may be available; but your doctor is cutting special deals, encouraging no out of pocket expense for patients, or setting up "time of service discounts" that far exceed the 5-15% discount the OIG recommends. All of these activities can cause problems for your doctor and your practice's success. We have the simple solution for you. You can use a DMPO (Discount Medical Plan Organization) to remedy each of these issues and bring peace and harmony back to your practice. ChiroHealthUSA is a DMPO that was started by a chiropractor to help chiropractors, their patients and the chiropractic profession. Find out more about joining a DMPO this week. There is no cost to join for the doctor, and there is a free informational webinar on Tuesday. To find out more, register for the free Tuesday webinar at www.chirohealthusa.com like so many of your colleagues, you'll be glad you did! Sincerely, Dr. R. A. Foxworth, FICC, MCS-PPresident, ChiroHealthUSACertified Medical Compliance Specialist

Featured Article

Measure to Establish Medical Necessity

By: Mark Sanna, DC, ACRB Level II, FICC

Did you hear the one about the patient who comes to a doctor, lifts his arm above his head, and tells the doctor, "Doctor, it hurts when I do this!" In response, the doctor counsels, "Then don't do that!" In the real world, the doctor would likely have said, "Don't do that - and take these pills." The paradigm of healthcare has shifted dramatically from pain to performance. If you are practicing to the standard of care of the chiropractic profession, when a patient presents with a complaint, documenting pain is insufficient to establish medical necessity for your care. Objectively Measure and Document You must objectively measure and document the patient's level of function. What range of motion and muscle strength does the patient have and how does it compare with the peer-reviewed, published, normative data for those areas of function? Are there any areas of muscle imbalance that can be measured? How does any level of function below normal impact this patient's ability to perform activities of daily living? How will you go about monitoring these functions? And how does the patient feel about his condition? Is he anxious or depressed? Is he developing behaviors of pain avoidance? How will you measure this aspect of the patient's presentation? In order to establish unshakable medical necessity for the care that you will deliver, you must first objectively document the patient's level of function. Only then can you develop a treatment plan with a goal and a time frame for improvement that can be objectively documented upon re-examination. Medical necessity is based upon your ability to objectively document functional improvement. Across the country, chiropractors are losing sleep over concerns about "post payment audits." Post payment audits occur when an insurance company examines your patient records for objective documentation that supports the care you have delivered and been paid for! A lack of adequate documentation results in your having to return those payments. Don't get caught in the post payment trap. Document by measurement.

Dr. Sanna is the president and CEO of Breakthrough Coaching. For more information, visit www.mybreakthrough.com or phone 1-800-7-ADVICE (1-)

You can also meet Mark at the following event:

Second Quarter Practice Accelerator Seminar

Chicago, IL / June 9, 2012

(Guests of ChiroHealthUSA can attend FREE of charge)

Second Quarter Practice Accelerator Seminar

Orlando, FL / June 23, 2012

(Guests of ChiroHealthUSA can attend FREE of charge)

Second Quarter Practice Accelerator Seminar

Pittsburgh, PA / June 30, 2012

(Guests of ChiroHealthUSA can attend FREE of charge)

DON'T MISS THIS!!

Is Multidisciplinary Practice Right for You? Join ChiroHealthUSA and Dr. Mark Sanna, President and CEO of Breakthrough Coaching, for a webinar that explains the path to a multidisciplinary practice and answers all the questions you might have. 5/08/2012 - 11:30 CDT

REGISTER BY CLICKING HERE

Did You Know ChiroHealthUSA Providers & Staff Are Eligible for GREAT SAVINGS too? How would you like to have discounts ranging from 10%-60% on vision, dental, lab and diagnostics for YOU and YOUR staff? Check out ChirohealthUSAPlus.com Original membership was $249. It is only $89 for patients and only $30 per family for YOU and YOUR staff. When you sign up for ChiroHealthUSA, you are eligible for this discounted rate immediately! Once a member, you can join the PLUS program right from your clinic. For more information on the PLUS program call 1- Why do you need ChiroHealthUSA? Join Certified Medical Compliance Specialists, Kathy Mills Chang & Dr. Ray Foxworth, President of ChiroHealthUSA every Tuesday at 12:15 PM EST. You've spent hours and hours in continuing education classes learning how to document correctly, code correctly and bill correctly. Spend 45 minutes learning how to DISCOUNT correctly. There is a right way and a wrong way. Doing it the wrong way can cost you! Dual fee schedules, improper time of service discounts and OIG violations for offering inducements put you at serious risk. The risks are real, the fines are real and the solution is simple. These webinars are FREE to attend, but space is limited to 100 clinics per webinar... Don't wait! Act now and see why you need ChiroHealthUSA in your practice. REGISTER HERE! Click and donate to the Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters

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