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Please see the attached Notice of Initiation of Treatment Letter. It should be used for every auto injury patient. It allows you to submit your first batch of bills within 75 days of treatment (instead of the normal 35 days). Click here to view a nice PDF that you can download for free There are several requirements: While I still recommend mailing your initial group of bills to the insurance company weekly or bi-weekly, this form acts as a backup

DID PROGRESSIVE DENY YOUR MANUAL THERAPY (97140) CODES CLAIMING IT WAS “MASSAGE” (97124). If Progressive DENIED your Manual Therapy codes and claimed that it is REALLY Massage Therapy then we can help you get paid! Progressive is wrongfully denying Manual Therapy and claiming it is Massage Therapy. Everyone knows that Manual Therapy and Massage Therapy are closely related. But they are obviously two different types of therapy. If your notes say that you performed manual therapy and you billed for

Dear Provider; Please see the attached Affidavit of Inoperability. It is to be used when a patient is treating at your office, owns a motor vehicle, and goes through another person’s PIP insurance policy. Click here to see a nice PDF form that you can download for free This form should be used to CYA in the event the insurance company claims the patient owned a motor vehicle and should have used (or had) their own PIP insurance. It should

The NCCI reductions will apply when therapy is performed on the same day as an adjustment unless the provider specifies that it was performed on a separate anatomic site with the 59 modifier. There are five separate spinal regions that qualify: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and pelvic. There are five extraspinal regions that qualify:

Hi All. I got some new information about the TENS units because a lot of people have been emailing/calling me about the post. I’m still right about doctors needing a DME license with AHCA to sell a TENS unit, but there was some stuff about Rick Scott that you should know. I updated the post by including the FCA position (per their website) on the matter. If you don’t like the news that you need a license to bill for

Attention all Florida Chiropractors! Are you keeping up with the Minimal Recordkeeping Standards? I’ve seen a lot of different records from chiropractors in Florida and you’ll be surprised (maybe you won’t) that a lot of doctors don’t keep the best records. Here is the law below. It’s also attached here if you want a pdf. 64B2-17.0065 Minimal Recordkeeping Standards. (1) These standards apply to all licensed chiropractic physicians and certified chiropractic assistants. These standards also apply to those examinations advertised