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BCBSNC Corporate Medical Policy (CMP)

     - Chiropractic

     - DME Vendors

     - EMG/NERVE 

       CONDUCTION

     - VAD

     - Orthotics

     - Spinal Manipulation

       under Anesthesia

Chief Complaint

CIGNA HealthCare Corporate Medical Policy (CMP)

Claims/HNS Payment Protocols

Clinical Examinations/ Re-Examinations

Chiropractic Manipulative Therapies

Coding (ICD, CPT, HCPCS)

Comparative Practice Pattern Reports (CPR) Program & Policies

Confidentiality of Health Care Records

Co-payment/Co-insurance/Deductibles

Covered Services

Diagnostic Impression

DME Services

Documentation Requirements for the Healthcare Record

Electrodes

Evaluation & Management Services (E/M)

Financial Hardship

Frequency of Visits

Group Practices

HNS Credentialing Policies & Procedures

Informed Consent

Insurance ID Cards

Locum Tenens Billing

Maintenance & Supportive Care

Medical Necessity

Modalities/Therapies

NC Board of Examiners Guidelines

Nerve Conduction/EMG

Non-Covered Services

Notifications to/from HNS

Patient Education & Instruction

Prescribing Drugs

Quality Improvement, Comparative Practice Patterns Report (CPR)

Radiology

Refunds/Overpayments

Requests for Patient Records

Retention of Records

Treatment of Family Members

Treatment Plans

Verifying Benefits

Waiving Co-pays, Deductibles & Co-Insurance

patient education and instruction

 

 

All instructions given to the patient should be documented in the health care record.

 

The amount of face-to-face time spent should be documented in the health care record.

 

Home care instructions should be documented in the health record including specific information given and must include the rationale for the instructions.

 

All recommendations for exercise, dieting and nutrition/supplements should be documented in the health record.

 

 

 

 


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