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Compliant # 6
Against Hollern and Stapleton
KRS 312.150
(2b) Performing unnecessary services.

Almost without fail all patients in the Hollern/Stapleton system receive 20-30 visits, and multiple therapies without regard to the patient’s diagnosis. They say everyone needs this many adjustments because of the three phases of soft tissue healing. However, no attention is given to the condition the patient enters in. Patients with acute, sub-acute, chronic, self limiting and maintenance conditions were all placed on multiple visit treatment plans. I could always tell that it angered them when I would see a patient and tell them to come back in a month or as needed. When I was not in the Shelbyville office Stapleton would place maintenance patients who had been on maintenance care for years on extended visit plans with multiple therapies. Again what is the probably of every patient needing the same plan of care?

Witnesses: Lisa Finnell and Kathy Swartley can attest to these facts.

Complaint # 7
Against Hollern and Stapleton
KRS 312.150
(2e) Perpetrating fraud upon patients, third party payers, or others, relating to the practice of chiropractic, including violations of the federal Medicaid and Medicare laws.

I have already discussed the unbundling and bait and switch tactics used by Hollern and Stapleton in the clinical use of x-rays, filing for therapies that were not properly performed and the performance of unnecessary services. In addition I feel they have violated the following rules/laws regarding Medicare.

  1. Improper use of the required ABN form

  2. Medicare patients are to receive the lowest price for any service rendered. However, the Hollern system gives a lower price to cash patients.

  3. The Hollern offices still tell patients that Medicare requires x-rays even though that requirement was dropped by Medicare years ago.

  4. The Hollern note system does not meet the Medicare P.A.R.T. requirements. I tried to revise this system and although I improved it the resistance I met in trying to improve it was similar to what I met in trying to improve the exam.

  5. Free services (exams, x-rays and therapies) and discounts are given to Medicare patients as incentives to initiate and continue chiropractic care.

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