Back to Basics Billing

This course does NOT count for continuing education in the state of Kentucky.

Are you experiencing insurance denials? Need a refresher on ICD-10 Excludes rules? Want your biller or office staff to freshen up on their billing basics? From NPI numbers to documentation to CMS form 1500 - this course covers it all! Have questions on a specific topic? Skip around! This course is specifically designed in short easy to listen to segments so you can be sure you're receiving the most up-to-date information. 

This course is designed for you OR your staff to watch!

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Check out the list of videos and topics covered below!

Care Plans for Chiropractic

Description:

Dr. Evan Gwilliam, the Clinical Director for PayDC EHR software, Certified Professional Medical Auditor, will show you how to build care plans that meet and exceed the standard, and clearly establish medical necessity.  The foundation of a good plan is effective goals and samples are covered and analyzed in this presentation. 

Take Away:

Identify the three legs of the stool for effective care plans

Create clear goals that communicate medical necessity

CPT codes for Chiropractic: Chiropractic Manipulative Treatment

Description:

Dr. Evan Gwilliam, the Clinical Director for PayDC EHR software, Certified Professional Coder and chiropractor, shows you how to diagnose, document, and code properly to support Chiropractic manipulative treatment codes in this presentation.  You’ll also learn how to avoid common mistakes. 

Take Away:

Master CMT code selection and documentation

Learn which mistakes to avoid

CPT codes for Chiropractic:  Therapeutic Procedures

Description:

Join Dr. Evan Gwilliam, the Clinical Director for PayDC EHR software, Certified Professional Coder and chiropractor, to learn how to code for the top procedures (971XX codes) used by chiropractors.  You will master the rules and understand how to confidently document and bill for these common codes. 

Take Away:

Identify coding guidelines that affect chiropractors

Document so that these procedures can’t be denied

CPT codes for Chiropractic:  Modalities

Description:

Join Dr. Evan Gwilliam, the Clinical Director for PayDC EHR software, Certified Professional Coder and chiropractor, to learn how to code for the top procedures (970XX codes) used by chiropractors.  You will master the rules and understand how to confidently document and bill for these common codes.

Take Away:

Identify coding guidelines that affect chiropractors

Document so that these procedures can’t be denied

CPT Codes for Chiropractic:  Evaluation and Management

Description:

Join Dr. Evan Gwilliam, the Clinical Director for PayDC EHR software, Certified Professional Coder, as he breaks down the current guidelines for E/M codes as they pertain to chiropractic.  You will leave with specific verbiage to use in your records that will satisfy any reviewer or auditor.

Take Away:

Review E/M past rules

Learn current rules

Apply them easily to records

ICD-10 Codes for Chiropractic:  Conventions and Guidelines

Description:

You may have forgotten, or never learned ICD-10 coding rules.  In this presentation Dr. Evan Gwilliam, the Clinical Director for PayDC EHR software, Certified Professional Coder, will review the ICD-10 rules that affect the codes that are commonly used by chiropractors.  He will show you how these conventions can help you to document better and confidently choose the right codes. 

Take Away:

Review ICD-10 updates

Become familiar with the ICD-10 guidelines that are relevant to chiropractic

ICD-10 Codes for Chiropractic:  Documentation

Description:

In this presentation Dr. Evan Gwilliam, the Clinical Director for PayDC EHR software, Certified Professional Coder, will take the top conditions reported by chiropractors and break down the things that must be documented to support the codes and records necessary to satisfy any auditor. 

Take Away:

Learn the code options available

Use the code book to learn how to select the right codes

Create records that support the codes

Link the codes to the right procedures

ICD-10 Codes for Chiropractic:  Diagnostic Statement

Description:

In the ICD-10 guidelines we learn that the provider must include a diagnostic statement that a condition exists.  In this presentation, Dr. Evan Gwilliam, the Clinical Director for PayDC EHR software, Certified Professional Coder, will use a clinical example to show you how to create such a statement so that the records clearly support the codes listed.

Take Away:

Create a very clear diagnostic statement to support code assignment

Medicare for Chiropractic

Description:

Medicare can be intimidating, but fortunately the rules can be made simple and actually reduce anxiety when applied properly. Patients come first, but it is not hard to figure out what a Medicare auditor might also need to see. PAR versus non-PAR, maintenance care, the AT modifier, and ABNs will all be covered in this presentation so that you can feel confident you know you are doing things right.  Brought to you by Dr. Evan Gwilliam, Clinical Director for PayDC chiropractic EHR software. 

Take Away:

Learn where to find the rules Medicare applies to chiropractic

Learn how to bill Medicare, following their guidelines

Be able to use ABN forms correctly

The No Surprises Act for Chiropractic

Description:

The No Surprises Act requires that health care providers disclose the costs of care before patients receive services.  There is a right and wrong way to do so.  Follow along, as Dr. Evan Gwilliam, Clinical Director for PayDC chiropractic EHR software, walks you through what you need to know. 

Take Away:

Learn what the No Surprises Act is all about

See what you must include in a notice to patients

Learn how to provide a Good Faith Estimate

SOAP Notes for Chiropractic

Description:

Chiropractic records are the subject of scrutiny by third parties when they evaluate claims submitted to them.  Record keeping does not have to be a daunting task.  It can be simplified and systematized without sacrificing quality.  Dr. Evan Gwilliam, Clinical Director for PayDC chiropractic EHR software, will show you how to create compliant, but fast records, in this presentation.

Take Away:

Learn what goes into the initial visit note

Utilize payer requirements to craft effective SOAP notes