Arlington, Va. -- The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has launched a Health Policy Fellowship to educate doctors of chiropractic about health policy, coding and other complex issues and to prepare them to advocate on behalf of the chiropractic profession in...
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American Medical Association Appoints Chiropractor to CPT Editorial Panel
Arlington, Va. – American Chiropractic Association (ACA) member Leo Bronston, DC, MAppSc, of Onalaska, Wis., has been appointed by the American Medical Association (AMA) Board of Trustees to serve on the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Editorial Panel. Dr. Bronston will...
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...
National Practice Expenses Survey Will Include Chiropractors
Arlington, Va. -- The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) is joining more than 170 healthcare groups in support of a national study to collect data that will be used to accurately determine physician practice expenses. Information collected through the Physician Practice...
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,...
ACA Opposes Provider, Patient Burdens from Cigna Modifier 25 Policy
Arlington, Va. – The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has joined with more than 100 other healthcare organizations to oppose a new policy by Cigna Healthcare that creates an undue administrative burden for providers when submitting evaluation and management (E/M) claims...
Q&A with NCLC 2018 Presenters: Dr. Kevin Sharp
Practice compliance and success are not diametrically opposed! ACA’s annual meeting, the National Chiropractic Leadership Conference (NCLC), is packed with great educational content and world-class presenters. Join us Feb. 28-March 3 in Washington, D.C., to hear from some of the...
