ICS Staff, Author at Illinois Chiropractic Society

HIPAA Breach Notifications

Posted by ICS Staff | Apr 17, 2015 | Business Forms and Templates, Compliance, Frequently Asked Questions, HIPAA, Members Only, zall | 0 |

What is a “HIPAA breach?” What notification must I give when a HIPAA privacy or security breach occurs in my office? What are some examples of HIPAA breaches that require notification?

Permanent “Doc Fix” Passed, Congress Ushers in New Era of Value-Based Payment

Posted by ICS Staff | Apr 15, 2015 | ICS Message, Legislative, zall | 0 |

Late last night, the United States Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation to permanently repeal the flawed Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula, the method used by CMS to determine physician reimbursement in the Medicare program. In a bipartisan 92-8 vote, which followed a 392-37 vote in the U.S. House of Representatives at the end of March, the Senate sent House Resolution 2 – known as the “Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015” – to President Obama, who has indicated that he will sign the bill [Update: President Obama signed into law on April 16].

Discrimination in Health Care

Posted by ICS Staff | Apr 8, 2015 | ICS Message, Legislative, zall | 0 |

In my last article, I discussed my role as an educator when meeting with new legislators and staff at the Statehouse. Now that we are in the midst of the legislative session, conversations have shifted from “who we are” to “what we need.”

BCBS-IL and the New X Modifiers (-59)

Posted by ICS Staff | Mar 31, 2015 | Billing and Collections, Insurance, zall | 0 |

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois informed the Illinois Chiropractic Society of their intentions regarding the changes to the -59 modifiers.

A Digital Look Forward

Posted by ICS Staff | Dec 1, 2014 | HIPAA, zall | 0 |

This article aims to give you the 10,000-foot fly-by on recent legislation and where we believe we are heading in the sharing of digital information.

Public Health Releases Ebola Checklist

Posted by ICS Staff | Oct 30, 2014 | Clinical, Compliance, Practice Management, zall | 0 |

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked that the following be disseminated to primary care physicians in an effort to remind personnel to:

Aetna ASH Alert

Posted by ICS Staff | Oct 29, 2014 | Insurance, zall | 0 |

Many ICS members received a letter, dated September 25, 2014, from Aetna indicating that Aetna will be returning to a direct agreement program with chiropractic providers as of January 1, 2015.

BCBSIL – Licensed Massage Therapists Delegation Alert

Posted by ICS Staff | Oct 29, 2014 | ICS Message, Insurance, zall | 0 |

As the ICS previously reported to members, BCBSIL published a notice in May and June of this year that it intended to change its policy regarding claims and reimbursement for services provided by licensed massage therapists. Subsequent to BCBSIL’s announcements, the ICS sent two written inquiries to BCBSIL questioning the changed policy.