The chiropractic industry is built on patient loyalty. Patients with chronic musculoskeletal issues will often stay with the same doctor of chiropractic their entire life, provided they receive the right level of service. This makes sense; Americans spend about $50...
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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...
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,...
3 Lessons Learned From 2022 HIPAA Fines
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a subject you’ve likely encountered often. As a chiropractic practice, you know it’s important to follow HIPAA, but just how important is it? Well, the obvious answer is that it’s the...
HIPAA Breach Notification: What You Need to Know
As a chiropractic practice, you have specific responsibilities regarding HIPAA. One such responsibility is reporting breaches that compromise the privacy or security of patient information. For breach notification to be done correctly and to prevent fines from improper reporting, it...
Tips to Improve Cybersecurity in Health Care
Cybersecurity in health care is more important than ever. Hackers see healthcare organizations as a prime target, often lacking advanced security. Healthcare breaches also come at a higher cost than in any other industry. So how can chiropractors improve cybersecurity...
How to Build an SEO Strategy for Your Chiropractic Practice
Editor’s Note: Below is an excerpt from a new ACA member resource featuring expert advice from ChiroMatrix on improving your practice’s SEO combined with tips on how to use ACA’s consumer education resources to generate content to support your SEO...
2022 HIPAA Breach Notification Deadline is March 1
Did your chiropractic office experience a breach of protected health information (PHI) in 2021 that affected less than 500 individuals? If so, you now have less than 30 days to act before the HIPAA Breach Notification deadline on March 1,...
Patient Privacy: Complete Your Security Risk Assessment
Each year, chiropractic practices are required to complete a security risk assessment to ensure that patient information is being handled properly and is secure. Both HIPAA and MACRA/MIPS identify the need to conduct an annual risk assessment. Although HIPAA does...
HIPAA Lessons and Examples: Breaches, Fines, and HIPAA Compliance
Data breaches have long plagued the healthcare industry but have rapidly increased in both size and frequency. A recent study conducted by Black Book Market Research uncovered just how dire the situation is. They found that there was a 300...
