URGENT ACTION NEEDED TO SAVE STATE OF AK 80% RULE

URGENT ACTION NEEDED TO SAVE STATE OF AK 80% RULE

URGENT APPEAL – SUPPORT FOR KEEPING 80% RULE IN INSURANCE REGULATIONS Dear Chiropractic Community, As if providers have not suffered enough under the continual decrease in reimbursements, denials, and abuse by the insurance companies – Premera is leading...

Washington Chiropractic College

A new boutique chiropractic college is coming to Washington State! The initial announcement was made amid cheers and whoops during the Sept 2022 ChiroFest in Boise, ID. Since ChiroFest, there has been a concentrated effort towards opening this chiropractic college in...
LAW ENFORCEMENT REQUESTS FOR HIPAA PROTECTED INFORMATION

LAW ENFORCEMENT REQUESTS FOR HIPAA PROTECTED INFORMATION

A law enforcement official may request the medical records of a certain patient. Thus, it is important that healthcare organizations understand how to appropriately respond to such a request and avoid HIPAA breaches and associated fines. What to do if you are...

Alaska Medical Records Retention Statute

This is the Alaska statute that deals with medical records for “facilities”. Although in statute definition, a chiropractic clinic is not a “facility”, there is not a statute that covers physicians in their private practices. This is the...

New Federal Mandate: Good Faith Estimates

Introduction Editor’s Note: On April 5, 2022, CMS released a FAQ on Good Faith Estimates. Two issues were clarified and have changed in this article: 1) GFEs are not required for appointments made within 3 days, 2) GFE’s are a part of a patient’s full medical...