The Chiropractic Adjustment is an important passive therapy contrasted with active exercise therapies. Doctors who employ exercises with their patient to complement a treatment plan, no doubt see needed therapeutic gains achieved. There are numerous exercise therapy codes, and some seem similar and overlap. Yet insurance companies do not think so when processing your claims. …
Download Reference Document Medicare Learning Network gave important updates on its acceptance and use of the -Q5 and -Q6 modifiers for practices needing a Substitute or Fee for Time provider longer than 60 days. There may be times when a reserve doctor is called up to Active Duty and will be out of the practice…
Fee-For-Time Compensation FAQs (Formerly Locum Tenens) Listed below are questions related to Fee- For-Time Compensation for substitute physicians (AKA: Locum Tenens). Please review the Fact Sheets titled Fee- For-Time Compensation Arrangements- Formerly Referred to as Locum Tenens and Billing Basics for Fee-For-Time Compensation Arrangements before reviewing these FAQs. Q: We are a group of DCs….
Download Support Tool Using the -Q5 and -Q6 modifiers, and using them correctly, is of high importance as their use is law in the correct situations. It is easier to understand complicated ideas when items are grouped together in a way that you can distinguish similarities and differences at a glance. KMC University put together…
Fee-for-Time Compensation vs Reciprocal Billing Arrangement Fee-for-time compensation is appropriate when a physician is absent for less than 60 days (e.g., an extended vacation, schooling, maternity leave, or temporary disability). With fee-for-time compensation, the regular physician pays the substitute physician a fixed amount per diem. The substitute physician is an independent contractor rather than an…
Fee for Time – Locum Tenens Is it probable that a doctor will work without taking a break or vacation for years on end? For whatever reason, doctors may need to be out of the office and patients still need to be cared for by a covering doctor. Depending on the circumstance, the doctors will…