• Freedman AM

• Chiropractic Records / standards
• Interviews as Topic
• Liability
• Medical Audit
• Practice Management

This paper reviews the process which deals with audits of chiropractic billings. It includes the statutory right to review accounts, the factors which lead to a possible audit, the review process itself as well as the possible outcome of a review. Generally, the number of audits performed on professional practices is minimal in relation to the number of practitioners who submit billings for services. Audits are a matter of public necessity involving accountability to the patient and, if government billings are involved, to the public in general. It is incumbent upon the doctor to ensure that proper protocols exist within his or her office to ensure that an audit is nothing more than opening one’s office for an inspection which should satisfy all of the concerned parties as to legitimacy of the practitioner’s entitlement for reimbursement for services rendered.

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