Members Only - New York State Chiropractic Association

Softwave Regenerative Technologies and Therapy

by Staff Writer | Aug 9, 2021 | Members Only, Q&A

A member relates and asks: About 3 months ago I started seeing ads for a new technology – the Softwave Regenerative Technology. It caught my eye because it is shown to restore and heal damaged tissue by stimulating increased production and an aggregation of stem cells...

Providing DME Under New York State Workers’ Compensation

by Insurance Committee | Apr 22, 2021 | Insurance Updates, Members Only, Workers' Compensation

(Statement from Elite Medical Supply of NY) Elite Medical Supply of New York has requested that the NYSCA provide the following statement to our members: In early February 2020, the New York State Chiropractic Association graciously forwarded my statement to its...

Providing DME Under New York State Workers’ Compensation (Update)

by Insurance Committee | Apr 22, 2021 | Insurance Updates, Members Only, Workers' Compensation

Last year (2020), the New York State Chiropractic Association (NYSCA) learned that the NYS Workers Compensation Board (NYS WCB) had initiated inquiries with a few providers authorized to treat injured workers who had signed private agreements with one or more durable...

Charging an independent contractor a percentage of monies collected

by Staff Writer | Jan 19, 2021 | Members Only, Q&A

Q: May a field doctor hire or retain an independent contractor in her office and have the independent contractor pay the host doctor/facility a percentage of the monies the independent contractor collects from the payment for her services? Paraphrasing, a member...

New Years (Insurance) Resolutions

by Insurance Committee | Jan 7, 2021 | Aetna, Cigna, Commercial Insurance, EmblemHealth, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, GHI, Insurance Updates, Members Only

Greetings fellow doctors and welcome to 2021. The NYSCA Insurance Committee (the NIC) offers the following report to keep our members up to date on recent insurance issues which may impact your practice: Aetna Issue: NYSCA Members have expressed their frustration...

CPT Code Changes Effective January 1, 2021

by Insurance Committee | Jan 7, 2021 | Billing and Coding, Insurance Updates, Members Only

This year brings approximately 300 changes in CPT codes impacting nearly every profession. The vast majority of these changes do not impact doctors of chiropractic; however, there is one relative to our evaluation and treatment of our patients. After many years of...