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…

Therapy-Modality Cheat Sheet Supportive Therapies are a great addition to the primary Chiropractic Adjustment. Sometimes, these therapies are the primary or only therapeutic procedure delivered to the patient during a routine visit. Documentation requirements by various regulating bodies or payors detail the specific information needed for these therapies. This page is a printable tool illustrating…