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URGENT! Update: HHS Delays Medicare Cuts
by ACA
6/30/2008 9:35:01 AM
Given the failed efforts by Congress to avoid the looming cuts to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule slated to take effect Tuesday, July 1, 2008, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has intervened.
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Cleveland to Officially Open Overland Park Health Center
by CCCKC Communications Staff
5/22/2008 8:53:39 AM
Cleveland Chiropractic College will host an open house on June 11 from 4 to 6 p.m. to celebrate the official opening of its Overland Park Health Center. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Health Center, part of the college’s new 34-acre campus at 10850 Lowell Ave., will take place at 5 p.m.
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NYSCA Responds to Anti-Chiropractic Remarks Made By WFAN Radio Host
by NYSCA Staff Writer
5/19/2008 7:54:59 AM
On the May 2nd WFAN 66AM Sports Radio Show, Boomer & Carton, hosted by Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton, the topic of discussion was the rib injury suffered by the Yankees pitcher, Phil Hughes. During the discussion, a caller, identifying himself as “Dr. Ron” and a chiropractor in Orange County, NY, attempted to give his explanation about the complexity of the injury and how it could affect his ability to play.
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NYSCA WC Position Statement
by NYSCA Staff Writer
5/13/2008 10:05:46 AM
New York State Chiropractic Association (NYSCA) questions the sudden, headlong rush to adopt medical treatment guidelines.
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RE-ELECTED TO THE NBCE
by NBCE
5/7/2008 7:59:01 AM
The National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) re-elected officers during the Board’s organizational meeting May 2, 2008 in Atlanta, GA. These officers form the NBCE Executive Committee.
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ACA to Chiropractic Licensing Boards: Help DCs Improve Documentation
by American Chiropractic Association
4/16/2008 9:23:59 AM
The American Chiropractic Association today announced that it has sent a letter to state chiropractic licensing boards urging them to ramp up continuing education programs aimed at improving Medicare documentation and reducing the number of claims errors.
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CCGPP Launches New Consensus Project
by Dr. Mark Dehen, CCGPP Chair
4/9/2008 3:44:37 PM
Over the last few years many of you have heard the cries of our fellow chiropractic practitioners in California over the revisions in their Workers Compensation system.
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Ohio Healthcare Simplification Act Signed In To Law
by Ohio State Medical Association
4/8/2008 11:28:30 AM
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland signed The Ohio State Medical Association (OSMA) sponsored Healthcare Simplification Act (HB 125) in to law. The OSMA-sponsored bill will bring significant, positive changes to contracts between health insurers and physicians -- putting physicians on a more equal footing with the insurers.
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Palmer College Opens Center for Business Development
by Palmer College of Chiropractic
4/2/2008 7:15:20 AM
The Palmer Center for Business Development opened this spring on Palmer College of Chiropractic’s campus in Davenport, Iowa. The Center is designed to provide current students and new graduates with best practices in how to successfully run a business.
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DR. LARUSSO ELECTED TO NBCE BOARD
by NBCE
3/20/2008 9:14:00 AM
Salvatore D. LaRusso, D.C., of Wellington, Fla., was elected on March 8 by the board of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) to fill a vacancy in the roll of Director-At-Large.
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AMA Issues Correction to Impairment Ratings Guide After ACA Complaint
by American Chiropractic Association
3/10/2008 8:48:11 PM
he American Medical Association (AMA) has announced that it will issue a correction to all purchasers of its Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Sixth Edition, after ACA’s legal team questioned the legality of restrictive language related to evaluations by doctors of chiropractic and accused the AMA of violating the permanent Wilk injunction.
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UnitedHealthcare Rescinds Headache, Pediatric Policy
by American Chiropractic Associattion
2/5/2008 9:43:55 AM
Following an unprecedented profession-wide campaign led by the ACA, UnitedHealthcare (UHC) has announced it will rescind its recent policy declaring chiropractic manipulative treatment for headaches and pediatric patients as unproven, and therefore, not a covered service.
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