It’s not enough to take care of your patients. You must take care of your claims, too.

 

That’s the hard truth inside every chiropractic practice. Everything you do must be carefully documented. And every document you submit with your claims will be scrutinized for errors – if there’s a reason not to pay your claim, chances are, payors will find it.

 

When you try to fight back, you go toe-to-toe with professional reviewers. Typically, they’re independent, certified, and highly trained. If you can’t establish an objective case for your claim, you lose. That means delays. Denials. Or painful audits that can easily cost you, on average, $160,000 of  your previous two-years’ worth of billings.

 

Documentation Software Modules

 

 

The right way to document claims: establish medical necessity

 

Automating your practice with electronic records can improve efficiency. But to really increase the percentage of collections, you have to do more -- you must establish medical necessity. ACOM Health's RAPID Documentation software is designed with medical necessity in mind. Step-by-step, the software guides you through a fast, efficient process that backs each claim with a rock-solid case.

 

 

RAPID is based on the best standard available: Medicare

 

Most electronic records management software applications are not based on any standard at all. Instead, they rely on sheer volume to capture medical necessity, dumping as much patient information as possible into one hit-or-miss paragraph.

 

RAPID Documentation is dramatically different. Not only is it based on a standard, it’s based on the toughest standard there is: Medicare.

 

 

We follow Medicare’s 5 steps for documenting medical necessity

 

With the use of a Tablet PC, laptop, or workstation, ACOM Health's RAPID Documentation Software guides you step-by-step through a medical necessity workflow that makes sure you capture everything the payors want to see:

 

1. History and Exam: RAPID helps you articulate a comprehensive understanding of the patient's condition that reinforces your diagnosis and treatment plan. Versatile graphical helpers, checklists and prompts capture all of your observations quickly and thoroughly.
2. Diagnosis: RAPID's structure establishes a rigorous process for recording and justifying a comprehensive complaint analysis.
3. Treatment Plan: The system "connects the dots" by linking your prescribed treatment plan to your exam and diagnosis.
4. Goals: Before you exit the record, the system captures all three sets of necessary goals: subjective and objective goals, functional goals and prevention goals.
5. Timeframe: The software helps you appropriately document the timeframe to achieve the Goals.

 

Documentation Software Modules (click titles for module information and screenshots)

 

 

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