Determining what to charge patients when they transition to Non-Medically Necessary Wellness/Supportive or Maintenance Care can be a quagmire of missed steps and opportunities. Let Kathy help you decide which of the three payment options might work best for your office and the patient in these circumstance…oh, and don’t forget to get a signature on…
Medicare Fee Schedule Resources
Download Reference Documents Medicare and the OIG publish helpful documents and alerts to keep providers in the know about important topics. The first document is a map of the A/B MAC Jurisdictions. The second is a brief summary of gifting in the chiropractic office and how inducement comes into the conversation of fees for Medicare…
CHUSA Conversation Guide
Download Reference Document Our friends at ChiroHealthUSA developed this excellent guide to speaking to patients about various fee-related circumstances in the office. Here you will find helpful scripting to assist you with the conversations necessary around finances. Download, review and save this helpful reference in your financial training materials. CHUSA Conversation Guide
Voluntary ABN Resources & Templates
Voluntary ABN Template Letter The following three options for voluntary advance notice for Medicare beneficiaries has been discussed in this module: using the official form (please don’t); language that you can use on your official letterhead to personalize a notice; and a form created by KMC University and our good friend, Bill Esteb, available through…
Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) Reference Documents
Download Reference Documents When “the horse’s mouth” speaks, we should listen. These Reference Documents are the standard guidance directly from Medicare that outline the rules and the guidelines to follow. We encourage providers to refer to this information when there are questions about proper use of the ABN form. If you hear information contrary to…
Medicare ABN Templates
Medicare ABN Templates This module provides specific direction on proper Mandatory ABN usage. In order to ensure that your ABN forms are exactly as they should be, we’ve provided a number of master templates for various situations that you may encounter, so that you can customize your ABN forms for your practice. Review each carefully,…