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Healthcare Data Breaches and Your Practice

by Insurance Committee | Mar 5, 2024 | Also in the News, Compliance, Members Only

Cyber-crimes in the healthcare industry are on the rise in the United States. A recent attack on Change Healthcare, for instance, has resulted in the disruption of eligibility verification, prior authorization processing, and claims payments. According...

How the Change Healthcare Breach Is Impacting Claims, Eligibility Checks, and Provider Payments

by Insurance Committee | Mar 5, 2024 | Commercial Insurance, Insurance Updates, Members Only, UHC

Are your payments at risk? Challenged with Eligibility? As some of you are aware, Change Healthcare – part of the Optum division of UnitedHealth Group – experienced a cybersecurity breach on 2/21/24. Change Healthcare is utilized by different...

Can Chiropractors in New York Pay for New Patient Referrals? What the Law Says

by Staff Writer | Mar 5, 2024 | Also in the News, Compliance, Members Only

Have you ever received a marketing email like the one below in your inbox? We can send 20 new patients your way each month, and you pay only when they show up. There are no monthly retainers, no initial set-up fees, and no bait-and-switch tactics. Possibly interested?...

Recouping credit card processing fees

by Staff Writer | Feb 7, 2024 | Members Only, Q&A

Q: As a merchant, may a health care provider levy a percentage surcharge on a patient who pays her, deductible, copayment or visit fee obligation with her credit card to offset the credit card company processing charges and swipe fees? A: Yes, in our estimation, so...

Administrative Rules Distinguished from Legislated Statutes

by Staff Writer | Nov 20, 2023 | Members Only, NYSBC News, Q&A, Scope of Practice

Q: Can the NYSED make rule changes to modernize the current scope of the chiropractic enabling law? After the recent release of Emergency Rulemaking by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) “permitting treatment to be rendered by a licensed occupational...

ChiroCongress / Gold Star Medical Business Services Billing and Insurance Question Portal

by Insurance Committee | Nov 1, 2023 | Billing and Coding, Insurance Updates, Members Only

We are happy to announce that a new NYSCA member service is available to assist you with your billing, insurance, and revenue cycle management questions! Contact the Gold Star Help Desk: http://forms.chirocongress.org/view.php?id=145860 This service will provide...