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Weekly Member Memo
Week of September 26, 2016
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Is Your Practice Ready for an Associate?
Dr. Siragusa will be teaching this seminar for ACA members
tonight, September 27th at 9PM.
Get details at
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CCE Comment Period on Accreditation Standards Closes Sept. 30
The Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) is seeking comments on proposed changes to their accreditation standards. The comment period closes
Sept. 30. Comments can be made at:
www.cce-usa.org.
This is the second 60 day comment period on this topic over the last year.The NCCA strongly recommends that anyone reviewing the changes and considering comments, also read the Summary of Revisions document that explains the rationale some of the more significant changes.
Click here
to view the document.
There has been some concern over the removal of the Preface from the document where the terms "primary care" and "physician" were used.
Dr. Siragusa has submitted comments on behalf of the NCCA and has personally spoken with Dr. Little at the CCE office. He pointed out that the Doctor of Osteopathy accreditation standards do not use the term physician or primary care. He also pointed out that the Medical School accreditation standards do not use the word pharmacology. The point being that the purpose of the standards is to create measurable standards around which the schools can build their curriculum. He pointed out that it may be politically expedient for the individual states to include the term "primary care", but it is not a measurable standard so it was removed from the revised document because the primary purpose of the document is to accredit schools. He also explained that the CCE is held accountable by their accrediting body to only include measurable standards. He felt that the measurable standards that are included in the document prepare a doctor of chiropractic to maintain physician-level primary portal of entry competency.
NCCA members are encouraged to read the documents and submit their comments by September 30.
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CMS to Offer More Flexibility on Meeting MACRA Requirements
(Provided Courtesy of the ACA)
"On Thursday, Sept. 8, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt announced that providers will be granted greater flexibility to comply with the new Quality Payment Program (QPP)...."
Click here to continue reading.
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Guess Which Profession Gets Injured Workers Back to Work Fastest and Cheapest?
Read this recent paper from the Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation to see that chiropractors return people to work faster and with less expense than medical doctors or physical therapists. In fact, the best way to decrease the change that a patient will have a second episode of workers compensation is to have them see a chiropractor... FIRST!!
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Have You Signed Up for the NCCA Cruise?
Reserve your room
by October 4th, 2016 to get your ticket to a hot destination! Celebrate the NCCA's 100th Birthday on a 4-night cruise to Nassau, Bahamas from February 9-13, 2017.
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New OIG threat DIRECTLY TARGETS CHIROPRACTORS - Emergency Webinar!
By Dr. Ty Talcott
For many years the focus has been upon HIPAA Compliance, as that threat has continued to skyrocket, however, recently OIG compliance has become a new major threat! Please register for the webinar to learn about the threat and what constitutes an OIG compliance program. Please attend-and have your CA's attend.After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Click here
to register free webinar.The webinar takes place on September 29, 2016 from 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM EDT.
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2016 Classes & Certifications
Chiropractic Family Practice Functional Medicine Certification
When: February 2016 - June 2017
Where: Durham, NC
CA 50-Hour Basic X-ray Program, Module 76
CCA Recertification (Pre-Registration)
When: Anytime
Where: Online
HIPAA Seminar with Dr. Talcott
When: October 15, 2016
Where: Raleigh, NC
CA Certification: Education and Exam
When:
October 22, 2016
Where:
Greensboro, NC
X-Ray Recertification
When: November 5, 2016
Where: Charlotte, NC
*To view more classes click here
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