Earlier this year, ACA member Kenneth Weber, DC, PhD, was awarded two grants totaling more than $5 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Weber, a chiropractor and neuroscientist, is a senior research scientist in the Division of...
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E/M Services, Modifier 25 and Chiropractic: Binding Standards vs. Best Practices
In recent years, healthcare providers of many specialties have experienced substantial reimbursement challenges related to Modifier 25. From pre-payment audits to fee reductions when modifier 25 is used, third-party payers across the United States have recently embraced a wide variety...
FAQs About the Clinician Practice Information Survey
The American Medical Association (AMA) is leading the Physician Practice Information (PPI) Survey in 2023-2024 with the primary purpose to collect representative data on practice expense and hours spent in direct patient care. This important effort aims to collect accurate...
Relieve, Restore, Resume: A Recap of National Chiropractic Health Month 2023
Thanks to ACA members as well as other chiropractors and students across the profession, more people are aware that they can relieve their pain, restore their function and resume the activities that matter most with the help of chiropractic services....
Chiropractors Convene in Atlanta for the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
Last week, chiropractors from across the nation gathered in Atlanta, Ga., with a turnout of 15,000 attendees, for the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA). The Chiropractic Health Care section took center stage, leading two scientific sessions...
Opioid Settlements: Resources Aim to Help DCs Secure Funds to Increase Patient Access to Non-drug Treatments
Opioid-related lawsuits are expected to generate more than $50 billion nationwide in settlement funds for states and localities to remediate the catastrophic consequences of the opioid crisis. Recently, RAND Corporation published a set of recommendations outlining how a portion of...
Clinical Management of Exertional Rhabdomyolysis
The benefits of exercise are well documented, but occasionally chiropractors may run across a patient who has crossed into unhealthy territory resulting in exertional rhabdomyolysis (ER), a serious condition where muscle cells are damaged from excessive exercise. ER can cause...
Enhance Your Management of the Distance and Endurance Runner
As an endurance runner as well as an experienced sports chiropractor, Kelly Lange, DC, CCSP, ICSC, FICC, is very familiar with runners and their desire to get past injuries to keep moving and competing. As an Engage 2024 presenter, she...
Coding Updates: ACA Committee Offers Guidance to Members
The ACA’s Health Policy and Advocacy Committee (HPAC) recently posted several coding guidance documents on the ACA website to educate members about updates to select procedure and therapy codes. The ACA Blog reached out to T. Matthew Christopher, DC, MBA,...
For Non-prescribers: Understanding Chronic Pain Prescribing Practices
Chiropractic integration into hospitals and other collaborative interdisciplinary environments remains aspirational for many recent graduates and seasoned providers alike; as the years have gone on, it has also become more commonplace [1]. Even for those chiropractors who don’t work directly...
