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Precision in patient care requires precision in diagnosis

Chiropractic Economics

Your examination, manipulation and treatment plan require precision; however, precision in your diagnosis is often overlooked. The diagnosis you render reflects your knowledge, education and experience. An unspecified diagnosis lessens your reputation and your profession. 2 The diagnosis is the cornerstone of patient care.

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Chiropractic documentation: Are you the droid they’re looking for?

Chiropractic Economics

The devil is in the details of chiropractic documentation, and it’s painfully obvious when that’s missing. If it wasn’t documented, it didn’t happen Most DCs aren’t deliberately and knowingly breaking the law. They make chiropractic documentation errors not with the cold intent to defraud, but from sheer ignorance or overwhelm.

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Chiropractic maintenance care: How to recognize it, document it and code it

Chiropractic Economics

This article describes what maintenance care is and how it should be documented and coded in your practice. Remember, even if you are not billing insurance, your state licensing board usually has guidelines for minimal documentation requirements within the scope of your practice.

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Introducing Flexnote Version 10: Enhanced Features for Seamless Documentation

Genesis

We are thrilled to announce the release of Flexnote Version 10, packed with more features designed to streamline your workflow and enhance your documentation experience. Here’s a closer look at what’s new: Flexnote Version 10 is all about making your practice more efficient and your documentation more accurate.

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Chiropractic Coding: Documenting the Routine Office Visit (ROV)

ChiroTouch

Chiropractic coding and documentation capture every adjustment and treatment detail, ensuring excellent patient care and simplifying billing and compliance. Focus on detailed chiropractic documentation for routine office visits (ROVs) and create quick, compliant SOAP notes to track patient progress and improve your workflow.

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The 2025 ICD-10 updates: What DCs need to know

Chiropractic Economics

If you are importing the diagnosis list as an EHR feature, remember that we did not provide the full update list above. Unspecified codes are likely to result in rejections, denials or requests for additional documentation and should be avoided where possible. Old claims For any dates of service before Oct. 1 deadline.

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Proper billing for durable medical equipment

Chiropractic Economics

Step 2 After confirming a benefit for the item, the provider’s team must confirm the diagnosis for which the item is being prescribed is on the approved diagnosis list found in the payer’s medical review policy (MRP). Documentation requirements Proper documentation is paramount when billing DME to insurance companies.

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