Greenlight…A Digital Witness?

Boom, crunch, boom goes the front of my car as I slam into the Ford Escort that just recklessly swerved in front of me and slammed on its brakes. And for what? There was no ...

A Baby’s Life Saved via 3D Printing?

In a world of standardized, FDA-approved drugs and methods, innovation can sometimes move slowly, resulting in missed, life-saving opportunities for patients. However, in the world of 3D printing, where custom, patient-specific solutions can be produced ...

Nerve Repairs Using 3D Printing

Nerves are how we feel pain. Nerve fibers also carry information to fire our muscles into action. These fibers are critical to say the least, and many of us have experienced some form of decreased ...

Visionaries Ch 1: Dr. Cigall Kadoch, Targeting Cancer

Please enjoy Chapter 1 of this ongoing series, where I will be featuring remarkable visionaries that are working hard to improve, accelerate or invent new ways of doing things…all for the benefit of humankind. This ...

OCAA Spring Symposium 2016

As we prepare to head to the Oregon Claims Adjusters Association’s (OCAA) Spring Symposium 2016 next week, we are excited to exhibit and meet new vendors and potential partners. The symposium is a longtime industry event ...

Software audit tools are a good start…but

Software audit tools are a good starting point when reviewing healthcare billing documents, but they are not a complete solution. Such tools have obvious limitations including an inability to definitively evaluate levels of service being ...

Treatment Audits, Medical Peer Reviews, and Billing and Coding Reviews: Which Service do I need?

In the independent medical review industry the IME (Independent Medical Exam) tends to be the most popular service, and for good reason. It combines a physical examination of the patient with a review of all ...

Are IME and Peer-Review Doctors Accountable in the Doctor-Patient Relationship?

By Mark Studin, DC, FASBE(C), DAAPM, DAAMLP Read original article from Dynamic Chiropractic here An independent medical examination (IME) is performed by a doctor who has not previously been involved in the treatment of a given patient. ...