Worried About Audits? Be Preventive, Not Reactive
Bharon Hoag
Dynamic Chiro
Published: August 26, 2008

The Office of Inspector General's (OIG) 2008 work plan includes a 40 percent increase in chiropractic audits from its 2007 plan. Who can know who's next – or when?

The key to avoiding audits in the first place is preparation – making sure you can support the claims you submit. That entails…

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Don’t Cheat Yourself on Therapeutic Procedures a.k.a. Don’t Cheat Yourself!
Bharon Hoag
Chiropractic Economics
Published: May 2008

Numbers — specifically, numbers used in coding — tell a story. And good “storytellers” — coders — get paid properly. Those who do not know how to tell their stories correctly do not get paid fully and fairly.

The gray areas have to do with therapeutic procedures — what doctors and therapists do with their hands — and the problem often begins with the first patient visit.

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A Call to Arms: “Victimized or Victorious?”
Bharon Hoag
TAC, Volume 28, Issue 11
Published: October 2006

It is no secret that the number of post-payment audits from insurance companies is increasing by the month. In just the last month, I have talked with a number of chiropractors that have been forced to return between $80,000 and $300,000 in payments.

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Mastering the Insurance Quagmire
Bharon Hoag
TAC, Volume 24, Issue 02
Published 2/28/2005

 “What do you feel is your practice’s number one need?  What amount of services would you like to collect each month?”  The response to question one is almost always, “New patients.” Mistakenly, many doctors believe this is also the answer to more collections.

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