CMS recently released a reminder regarding the requirement that providers must notify CMS of ownership changes within 30 days. In addition to changes in ownership, providers must report changes in address locations and any adverse legal action within 30 days. A recent OIG study showed that over 75% of owner names are substantially inaccurate across all Medicare and Medicaid provider types.
Read More
“Dry needling” is defined in the Illinois Physical Therapy Act as:“an advanced needling skill or technique limited to the treatment of myofascial pain, using a single-use, single insertion, sterile filiform needle (without the use of heat, cold, or any other added modality or medication), that is inserted into the skin or underlying tissues to stimulate trigger points.”
Read More
Where can I find the Medicare Fee Schedule?
Read More
The Illinois Chiropractic Society has provided doctors across Illinois with critical information related to practice, treatments, examination, marketing, billing, coding, compliance, and more. Here are the top ten issues that you, our readers, found the most important in 2017:
Read MoreHappy Holidays from the Illinois Chiropractic Society.
Read More
In recent weeks, the Illinois Chiropractic Society has received several calls from doctors around the state who were experiencing denial problems from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL). The problem seemed to center around certain services that require a modifier when billed with other services (i.e. CCI Edits).
Read More
we are participating in a number of State of Illinois councils and committees that are actively working on solutions to the current opioid epidemic. To assist in solving the crisis, the Illinois Department of Human Services/Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (IDHS/DASA) and Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. (AHP, a consulting contractor working with DHS) have created a short, anonymous web survey that asks people about activities taking place in their communities that are addressing the opioid epidemic and what they think the State needs to do to solve it.
Read More
The ICS has revised its initial interpretation of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) new rule – the “BasicMed” rule — that allows non-commercial or “recreational” pilots to obtain a different type of medical certification than commercial pilots.
Read More
