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Billing & Coding: Financial Pearls of Wisdom for your Acupuncture Practice
What is a healthy financial practice you can implement for your acupuncture business? They say you often have spend money to make money, so by creating a budget you can… Welcome to your billing and coding weekly solutions by American Acupuncture Council Network (AAC). What is a healthy financial practice
Billing & Coding: Aetna Increases Acupuncture Access and Benefits in 2022
Did you know Aetna is increasing acupuncture access and benefits for their plans in 2022? Aetna ® will add acupuncture as a standard benefit in new and renewing commercial health plans in 2022 as part of their goal to… Welcome to your billing and coding weekly solutions by American Acupuncture Council
Aetna Adding More Acupuncture Benefits and Access in 2022
Aetna is increasing access and benefits for their plans in 2022 and has published the following. Aetna ® will add acupuncture as a standard benefit in new and renewing commercial health plans in 2022 as part of our goal to increase access to complementary health treatments. Providing this coverage gives you
Billing & Coding: Financial Agreement for Insured Patients
As an acupuncturist, creating a financial agreement for your patients is a great way to make sure they are aware of costs, their financial responsibilities, and that there are no surprises. A financial agreement for insured patients should include… Welcome to your billing and coding weekly solutions by American Acupuncture
Billing & Coding: Benefits of Acupuncture for Seniors
Research supports the many evidence-based benefits of acupuncture as an effective treatment alone or in combination with conventional therapies for seniors to treat… Welcome to your billing and coding weekly solutions by American Acupuncture Council Network (AAC). Are you aware acupuncture has many evidence-based benefits for seniors? Research supports the
Billing & Coding: Acupuncture 2022 Rate Increases
Is there a rate increase for acupuncture services in 2022? The answer is yes, and the good news is the base value for acupuncture in 2022 has been … Welcome to your billing and coding weekly solutions by American Acupuncture Council Network (AAC). Is there a rate increase for acupuncture services
Billing & Coding: HIPAA-Compliant Email Protection
As an acupuncturist, you must ensure PHI transmitted by email is secured to prevent unauthorized viewing and interception of messages. HIPAA-compliant email providers must ensure… Welcome to your billing and coding weekly solutions by American Acupuncture Council Network (AAC). Is your acupuncture practice HIPAA-compliant when emailing protected health information (PHI)?
Billing & Coding: Vaccine Mandates & Acupuncture Offices
Under this definition, the federal mandate does not … Welcome to your billing and coding weekly solutions by American Acupuncture Council Network (AAC). Are acupuncturist affected by the federal vaccine mandates for healthcare workers? As per the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): “The staff vaccination requirements apply
Billling & Coding: No Surprise Act
Are you aware of the No Surprise Act1 effective January 1, 2022? The No Surprise Act1 (NSA) protects uninsured or self-pay individuals from any unexpectedly high medical bills. The NSA requires all healthcare providers and facilities give… Welcome to your billing and coding weekly solutions by American Acupuncture Council Network
VACCINE MANDATES AND ACUPUNCTURE OFFICES
BUSINESSES The Supreme Court struck down the OSHA established vaccine mandate for businesses with more than 100 employees. This ruling eliminates this specific requirement. HEALTHCARE WORKERS Although the Supreme Court upheld the mandate for healthcare workers, HHS narrowly defined those to which the mandate applied. The HHS definition is narrow
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