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The new HIPAA law: Immediate actions you need to take

Chiropractic Economics

Policy changes to make now Change your business associate agreement (BAA) and ensure all your business associates, anyone you have given access to any of your private patient data, have the latest version of this new document. Remember to keep the document and the signed attestation in your HIPAA manual.

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Chiropractic maintenance care: How to recognize it, document it and code it

Chiropractic Economics

Maintenance care, wellness care, preventive care, active care, supportive care and the list goes on. This article describes what maintenance care is and how it should be documented and coded in your practice. Subjective: Document the patient’s lack of or minimal complaints.

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Marketing chiropractic specialties

Chiropractic Economics

This specialty focuses on children and helps with issues such as colic, earaches, developmental delays and injury prevention. Sports DCs work with athletes to treat injuries, enhance performance and prevent future problems. Here are some common specialties and their roles: Pediatric chiropractic. Prenatal chiropractic.

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Structured rehabilitation plan in personal injury

Chiropractic Economics

Attorneys rely on your evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, documentation and billing to establish the full extent of medical damages and support settlement demands, making your role indispensable. Maintenance care : Long-term recovery in PI cases heals existing injuries and prevents reinjury while promoting sustained health.

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Virginia Senate Bill 1015, allowing DCs to recommend supplements, signed into law

Chiropractic Economics

Specifically, it stipulates that DCs must document any supplement recommendations in the patients record. DCs must also base their recommendations on a reasonable expectation of a favorable health outcome, a term which includes preventative practices.

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Why Delayed Symptoms After an Auto Accident Shouldn’t Be Ignored

Reinhardt Chiropractic

By addressing these issues early, you can prevent complications and ensure a faster, smoother recovery. Document any emerging symptoms to share with your chiropractor. Your Recovery Starts Here At Reinhardt Chiropractic, we’re here to help you recover fully and prevent long-term issues from your auto accident.

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Chiropractic documentation: Are you the droid they’re looking for?

Chiropractic Economics

The devil is in the details of chiropractic documentation, and it’s painfully obvious when that’s missing. And as I look into the reasons these DCs made headlines, it saddens me that most of it was very preventable. If it wasn’t documented, it didn’t happen Most DCs aren’t deliberately and knowingly breaking the law.