Guest guest Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 ACN stands for the American Chiropractic Network if that gives you a clue. They reduce reimbursement to the hilt so they can pocket more profits and when you contact them for an increase, they seem to always be reviewing it. It is highway robbery to the providers. Bubba Klostermann OT, CVE, CEAS CEO, WORK & REHAB 4546 South 14 th Abilene, Texas 79605 phone: fax: email: bubklo@... This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are the property of WORK & REHAB, are confidential, and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom this e-mail is addressed. If you are not one of the named recipient(s) or otherwise have reason to believe that you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately from your computer. Any other use, retention, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Then they (ACN) come to PT chapter meetings and discuss the " Significance of Evidence base PT " I can teach pts. home exercise programs and get them out of my office and show the least # of visits with the least # of procedures done to them. They (ACN) are trying hard to convince Blue Shield that they are saving them a ton of money meanwhile they are using a different (chiro) cunning technique of using the word " Evidence " to convince PTs that they are doing something wrong by doing 2 procedures and 2 modalities. PTs are gullible and they seem to be listening to the PT ACN is using to convince other PTs. What a game! Hiten Dave' PT -------------- Original message -------------- From: bubklo@... > ACN stands for the American Chiropractic Network if that gives you a clue. > They reduce reimbursement to the hilt so they can pocket more profits and when > you contact them for an increase, they seem to always be reviewing it. It > is highway robbery to the providers. > > Bubba Klostermann OT, CVE, CEAS > CEO, WORK & REHAB > 4546 South 14 th > Abilene, Texas 79605 > phone: > fax: > email: bubklo@... > > This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are the property of WORK & > REHAB, are confidential, and are intended solely for the use of the > individual or entity to whom this e-mail is addressed. If you are not > one of the named recipient(s) or otherwise have reason to believe that > you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and > delete this message immediately from your computer. Any other use, > retention, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this > e-mail is strictly prohibited. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 I was contacted yesterday by ACN to schedule an " intervention " training for my clinic, on how to treat and manage my patients better. Basically they want us to comply with how " they " want us to practice, which means the cheapest way possible for them. What should we do as PTs to deal with this situation. Any suggestions would be appreciated. E. , DPT Bodyscape Integrative Physical Therapy Pasadena, CA From: BI Shafer To: PTManager Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 06:53:05 -0700 Subject: ACN from Blue Shield <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC " -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN " " http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd " > <html> <head> </head> <!-- Network content --> <body style= " background-color: #ffffff; " > <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlStartT|**|-~--> <div id= " ygrp-mlmsg " style= " width:655px; position:relative; " > <div id= " ygrp-msg " style= " width: 490px; padding: 0 15px 0 0; float:left; z-index:1; " > <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlEndT|**|-~--> <div id= " ygrp-text " > <p>Has anyone had any interaction with this ACN group from Blue Shield and <br> doing all of the paperwork that they are now saying they require from the <br> therapist and the patient? Just what our patients want to do is fill out <br> 3-4 more forms. I had an 45 minute phone conferance with a PT the other day <br> from the ACN (from my understanding they only have 1 PT on the project) <br> telling me that the # of visits I use to treat my patients is over what the <br> national average but the number of units I billed per patient was less than <br> the national average. I am not really sure what they plan to do with this <br> information other than begin playing musical PT's clinics, by sending all <br> the patients to the clinic that has the least amount of visits and units <br> billed per patient. I have not been doing all the paperwork and when I <br> asked her what would happen if I didn't do it, she told me that Blue Shield <br> would be informed and they would decide what to do.<br> <br> Just wondering if anyone else has had interaction with ACN and thier <br> thoughts on process. If anyone has any great insight I would be most <br> appreciative. 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Guest guest Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 We deal with ACN through United Healthcare and I agree with Bubba regarding highway robbery. Our patients really dislike filling out all ever increasing forms that these insurance companies and HIPAA create for their own job security. We too have been told that we are going over the national average, which is absolute hogwash. I believe that it is just a scare tactic that we must abide by, because as I said before and I will say over and over again, the insurance companies are in the driver's seat. We as providers used to be in the passenger seat, then the insurance companies shoved us into the back seat and now we are outside of the car completely, running to catch up. We will never be able to win this game because we are playing with a bunch of cheaters. I know that this site is not to be used for us to complain but I must say that unfortunately we have to do as we are told. Barry, you are doing what you were told to do and there is no logical way to bring understanding to it all. I was not aware that BCBS worked in conjunction with ACN and you may not have been aware that United Healthcare worked in conjunction with ACN as well. Maybe this is something that we all will have to prepare for, the fact that other insurance companies will choose to partner with ACN and we will have to be prepared for the paperwork bombardment. Diane Valley Rehabilitation Arizona ACN from Blue Shield Has anyone had any interaction with this ACN group from Blue Shield and doing all of the paperwork that they are now saying they require from the therapist and the patient? Just what our patients want to do is fill out 3-4 more forms. I had an 45 minute phone conferance with a PT the other day from the ACN (from my understanding they only have 1 PT on the project) telling me that the # of visits I use to treat my patients is over what the national average but the number of units I billed per patient was less than the national average. I am not really sure what they plan to do with this information other than begin playing musical PT's clinics, by sending all the patients to the clinic that has the least amount of visits and units billed per patient. I have not been doing all the paperwork and when I asked her what would happen if I didn't do it, she told me that Blue Shield would be informed and they would decide what to do. Just wondering if anyone else has had interaction with ACN and thier thoughts on process. If anyone has any great insight I would be most appreciative. Feel free to contact me directly at: barryhrma@... Barry, PT California _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch with old friends and meet new ones with Windows Live Spaces http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://spa ces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create & wx_url=/friends.aspx & mkt=en-us Please identify yourself, your discipline and your location in all messages to PTManager. Sick of working for someone else? Tired of fighting against POPTS? Ready to quit the corporate nonsense of large organizations? Visit www.InHomeRehab.com. PTManager encourages participation in your professional association. Join APTA, AOTA or ASHA and participate now! Please identify yourself, your discipline and your location in all messages to PTManager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Just to clarify for everyone.... ACN is a preferred provider network (PPO) that is wholly owned by United Healthcare, but sold to many other healthplans to help them control costs, including Blue Cross. It was formerly called American Chiropractic Network before it was sold to United Healthcare. The gentleman at the helm of this division is a chiropractor. Their goal and business model is to control costs by using their own clinical practice guidelines, also developed largely by chiropractors. They are very committed to their own clinical and business model and are keenly aware that they are in the driver's seat. Hope this helps to understand who they are and why they do what they do. Garry Woessner, MA, MBA, CAS Woessner Healthcare Consulting Group Minneapolis, MN ACN from Blue Shield Has anyone had any interaction with this ACN group from Blue Shield and doing all of the paperwork that they are now saying they require from the therapist and the patient? Just what our patients want to do is fill out 3-4 more forms. I had an 45 minute phone conferance with a PT the other day from the ACN (from my understanding they only have 1 PT on the project) telling me that the # of visits I use to treat my patients is over what the national average but the number of units I billed per patient was less than the national average. I am not really sure what they plan to do with this information other than begin playing musical PT's clinics, by sending all the patients to the clinic that has the least amount of visits and units billed per patient. I have not been doing all the paperwork and when I asked her what would happen if I didn't do it, she told me that Blue Shield would be informed and they would decide what to do. Just wondering if anyone else has had interaction with ACN and thier thoughts on process. If anyone has any great insight I would be most appreciative. Feel free to contact me directly at: barryhrma@... Barry, PT California _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch with old friends and meet new ones with Windows Live Spaces http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://spa ces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create & wx_url=/friends.aspx & mkt=en-us Please identify yourself, your discipline and your location in all messages to PTManager. Sick of working for someone else? Tired of fighting against POPTS? Ready to quit the corporate nonsense of large organizations? Visit www.InHomeRehab.com. PTManager encourages participation in your professional association. Join APTA, AOTA or ASHA and participate now! Please identify yourself, your discipline and your location in all messages to PTManager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 oh, we all know the way they control costs is by taking money from the providers and limiting treatment for their own profits. I just wished everyone would not sign up with them and leave them hanging in the wind and dry up on the vine. Bubba Klostermann OT, CVE, CEAS Occupational Therapist Certified Vocational Evaluator Certified Ergonomic Assessment Specialist Chief Executive Officer WORK & REHAB 4546 South 14th Abilene, Texas 79605 -phone -fax email:bubklo@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 http://www.theacngroup.com/1-2-1.html Here's the executive team. I would recommend e-mailing them with your complaints ... again and again and again. I would also make patients aware of the problems so they in turn can make their employers aware of the problems so they in turn can choose insurance plans other than UnitedHealth Group plans. This situation has already occurred on a small scale. Let's promote it happening on a larger scale. If UnitedHealth can adversely influence our patient's health care and our bottom line, it's only reasonable that we stand as advocates for our patients and counter UnitedHealth's actions. If we adversely affect their bottom line and make them less competitive among insurers, hopefully, our patients will have better choices become available as their potential insurers. Companies like UnitedHealth do not serve anyone other than themselves (and especially the upper echelons of their management). They are even stealing from their shareholders as is evidenced by the recent scandal pertaining to backdating stock options. I would also contact your legislators and have them actively pursue prosecution of McGuire, the recently resigned CEO of UnitedHealth over the issue of backdating stock options as well as any other UnitedHealth executives or officials who are similarly culpable. Just remember that part of his 1.6 BILLION dollars in stock options came from your pocket. Corruption starts at the top in these organizations and if the organization is rotten, we should hasten its demise by actively rooting out the sources of the problems, making the public and the government aware of them, and promoting punitive action against them. And if ACN is part of that rot, let's set the stage for their exit from the scene as well. , PT, OCS Marquette, MI ACN from Blue Shield > > Has anyone had any interaction with this ACN group from Blue Shield and > doing all of the paperwork that they are now saying they require from the > therapist and the patient? Just what our patients want to do is fill out > 3-4 more forms. I had an 45 minute phone conferance with a PT the other > day > > from the ACN (from my understanding they only have 1 PT on the project) > telling me that the # of visits I use to treat my patients is over what > the > national average but the number of units I billed per patient was less > than > the national average. I am not really sure what they plan to do with this > information other than begin playing musical PT's clinics, by sending all > the patients to the clinic that has the least amount of visits and units > billed per patient. I have not been doing all the paperwork and when I > asked her what would happen if I didn't do it, she told me that Blue > Shield > would be informed and they would decide what to do. > > Just wondering if anyone else has had interaction with ACN and thier > thoughts on process. If anyone has any great insight I would be most > appreciative. Feel free to contact me directly at: barryhrma@... > > Barry, PT > California > > _________________________________________________________________ > Stay in touch with old friends and meet new ones with Windows Live Spaces > http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://spa > ces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create & wx_url=/friends.aspx & mkt=en-us > > > > > Please identify yourself, your discipline and your location in all > messages > to PTManager. > > Sick of working for someone else? > Tired of fighting against POPTS? > Ready to quit the corporate nonsense of large organizations? > Visit www.InHomeRehab.com. > > PTManager encourages participation in your professional association. Join > APTA, AOTA or ASHA and participate now! > > Please identify yourself, your discipline and your location in all > messages > to PTManager. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 ACN was in CT about 5-6 years ago. At the 1st provider meeting, I began citing policy of APTA, documentation guidelines that were different from theirs, and other relevant information. Needless to say I was a thorn in their side and they refused to acknowledge my questions after a couple of 'tough questions/comments'. It did however, give other PTs in the room the courage to question their policies and procedures. Long story short, many providers continued to cite problems with the procedures and voice c/o to the powers that be (Insurance Commissioner, employer groups, etc) and ACN lasted about 18 months. This ACN group is just the type of activity that prevents us from becoming the autonomous practitioners that we are striving to become. Autonomous practice, as per the 2006 HOD, is defined as: *Independent, self-determined professional judgment within one’s scope of practice, consistent with the professions Codes and Standards and in the patient’s/client’s best interest. *Responsibility and acceptance of risk for all aspects of the physical therapist patient/client management. *Ability to refer to and collaborate with health care providers and others to enhance the physical therapist patient/client management. *Recognition of circumstances that necessitate a request for consultation and initiation of such consultations when in the best interest of the patient/client. *Clinical decision making that is independent of external financial considerations. *Physical therapist governance and control of physical therapy practice in all settings. Note especially the independent, self-determined professional judgment and clinical decision making independent of external financial considerations. We need to be a strong voice and community to prevent the insurance companies from putting us in the back seat. And yes, the change can start with one person/clinic. Peg Peg Grey, PT, MA, ATC Grey PT & Sports Medicine Center Personalized Conditioning by Grey 101 Phoenix Avenue, Suite 2D Enfield, CT 06082 Ph: Fax: E-mail: pegg@... Re: ACN from Blue Shield http://www.theacngroup.com/1-2-1.html Here's the executive team. I would recommend e-mailing them with your complaints ... again and again and again. I would also make patients aware of the problems so they in turn can make their employers aware of the problems so they in turn can choose insurance plans other than UnitedHealth Group plans. This situation has already occurred on a small scale. Let's promote it happening on a larger scale. If UnitedHealth can adversely influence our patient's health care and our bottom line, it's only reasonable that we stand as advocates for our patients and counter UnitedHealth's actions. If we adversely affect their bottom line and make them less competitive among insurers, hopefully, our patients will have better choices become available as their potential insurers. Companies like UnitedHealth do not serve anyone other than themselves (and especially the upper echelons of their management). They are even stealing from their shareholders as is evidenced by the recent scandal pertaining to backdating stock options. I would also contact your legislators and have them actively pursue prosecution of McGuire, the recently resigned CEO of UnitedHealth over the issue of backdating stock options as well as any other UnitedHealth executives or officials who are similarly culpable. Just remember that part of his 1.6 BILLION dollars in stock options came from your pocket. Corruption starts at the top in these organizations and if the organization is rotten, we should hasten its demise by actively rooting out the sources of the problems, making the public and the government aware of them, and promoting punitive action against them. And if ACN is part of that rot, let's set the stage for their exit from the scene as well. , PT, OCS Marquette, MI ACN from Blue Shield > > Has anyone had any interaction with this ACN group from Blue Shield and > doing all of the paperwork that they are now saying they require from the > therapist and the patient? Just what our patients want to do is fill out > 3-4 more forms. I had an 45 minute phone conferance with a PT the other > day > > from the ACN (from my understanding they only have 1 PT on the project) > telling me that the # of visits I use to treat my patients is over what > the > national average but the number of units I billed per patient was less > than > the national average. I am not really sure what they plan to do with this > information other than begin playing musical PT's clinics, by sending all > the patients to the clinic that has the least amount of visits and units > billed per patient. I have not been doing all the paperwork and when I > asked her what would happen if I didn't do it, she told me that Blue > Shield > would be informed and they would decide what to do. > > Just wondering if anyone else has had interaction with ACN and thier > thoughts on process. If anyone has any great insight I would be most > appreciative. Feel free to contact me directly at: barryhrma@... > > Barry, PT > California > > _________________________________________________________________ > Stay in touch with old friends and meet new ones with Windows Live Spaces > http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://spa > ces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create & wx_url=/friends.aspx & mkt=en-us > > > > > Please identify yourself, your discipline and your location in all > messages > to PTManager. > > Sick of working for someone else? > Tired of fighting against POPTS? > Ready to quit the corporate nonsense of large organizations? > Visit www.InHomeRehab.com. > > PTManager encourages participation in your professional association. Join > APTA, AOTA or ASHA and participate now! > > Please identify yourself, your discipline and your location in all > messages > to PTManager. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 You Go, Peg! I wondered about the part that said they had their own guidelines. Since you're in lovely Connecticut, you know that insurance companies are *financial* institutions, rather than benevolent patient-centered clinical organizations. The main concept of an insuror is to accept premiums and then reduce their " medical claims " as low as possible, in order to maximize the leftovers to be shared by the owners. One way to do that is to erect " barriers " to access (complicated provider enrollment, closed provider panels, geographic limitations, etc.), claims (elaborate forms, medical review, price-fixing, denials) in the name of " Quality " . I think that you're right to assert that our professional association is the more appropriate group to oversee our clinical model. It is certainly more appropriate than a Chiropractic group. Our APTA components have committees which oversee our definition of PT practice. Actually, I think that our Guide to Practice, which was reportedly developed to explain PT practice to insurors (who think that all we do is conspire to defraud them! - Seriously) is the appropriate clinical practice model. Thanks again for your post. Regards, Dick W. Hillyer, PT, MBA, MSM Hillyer Consulting 700 El Dorado Pkwy West Cape Coral, FL 33914 Home Fax Mobile Re: ACN from Blue Shield http://www.theacngroup.com/1-2-1.html Here's the executive team. I would recommend e-mailing them with your complaints ... again and again and again. I would also make patients aware of the problems so they in turn can make their employers aware of the problems so they in turn can choose insurance plans other than UnitedHealth Group plans. This situation has already occurred on a small scale. Let's promote it happening on a larger scale. If UnitedHealth can adversely influence our patient's health care and our bottom line, it's only reasonable that we stand as advocates for our patients and counter UnitedHealth's actions. If we adversely affect their bottom line and make them less competitive among insurers, hopefully, our patients will have better choices become available as their potential insurers. Companies like UnitedHealth do not serve anyone other than themselves (and especially the upper echelons of their management). They are even stealing from their shareholders as is evidenced by the recent scandal pertaining to backdating stock options. I would also contact your legislators and have them actively pursue prosecution of McGuire, the recently resigned CEO of UnitedHealth over the issue of backdating stock options as well as any other UnitedHealth executives or officials who are similarly culpable. Just remember that part of his 1.6 BILLION dollars in stock options came from your pocket. Corruption starts at the top in these organizations and if the organization is rotten, we should hasten its demise by actively rooting out the sources of the problems, making the public and the government aware of them, and promoting punitive action against them. And if ACN is part of that rot, let's set the stage for their exit from the scene as well. , PT, OCS Marquette, MI ACN from Blue Shield > > Has anyone had any interaction with this ACN group from Blue Shield > and doing all of the paperwork that they are now saying they require > from the therapist and the patient? Just what our patients want to do > is fill out > 3-4 more forms. I had an 45 minute phone conferance with a PT the > other day > > from the ACN (from my understanding they only have 1 PT on the > project) telling me that the # of visits I use to treat my patients is > over what the national average but the number of units I billed per > patient was less than the national average. I am not really sure what > they plan to do with this information other than begin playing musical > PT's clinics, by sending all the patients to the clinic that has the > least amount of visits and units billed per patient. I have not been > doing all the paperwork and when I asked her what would happen if I > didn't do it, she told me that Blue Shield would be informed and they > would decide what to do. > > Just wondering if anyone else has had interaction with ACN and thier > thoughts on process. If anyone has any great insight I would be most > appreciative. Feel free to contact me directly at: > barryhrma@... > > Barry, PT > California > > _________________________________________________________________ > Stay in touch with old friends and meet new ones with Windows Live > Spaces > http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://spa > ces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create & wx_url=/friends.aspx & mkt=en-us > > > > > Please identify yourself, your discipline and your location in all > messages to PTManager. > > Sick of working for someone else? > Tired of fighting against POPTS? > Ready to quit the corporate nonsense of large organizations? > Visit www.InHomeRehab.com. > > PTManager encourages participation in your professional association. > Join APTA, AOTA or ASHA and participate now! > > Please identify yourself, your discipline and your location in all > messages to PTManager. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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