ICS Staff, Author at Illinois Chiropractic Society

Medicare Equality

Posted by ICS Staff | Dec 15, 2015 | Legislative, Medicare and Medicaid, Videos, zall | 0 |

The campaign and its related petition are aimed at achieving a federal statutory change that would grant full physician status to doctors of chiropractic under Medicare.

NGS Changes Chiropractic LCD

Posted by ICS Staff | Oct 1, 2015 | Coding, zall | 0 |

The ICS previously announced that NGS would be making significant changes to the chiropractic Local Carrier Determination (LCD) for our region.

BCBSIL – 25 Modifier Letter

Posted by ICS Staff | Sep 8, 2015 | ICS Message, Insurance, zall | 0 |

A number of chiropractic physicians in Illinois recently received a letter from BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois regarding the use of Modifier 25. Although the exact purpose of the letter was not clearly stated, the letter was sent from BCBSIL’s Special Investigations Department, stating that the practice in question utilized “Modifier 25 with over ninety percent (90%) of established patient Evaluation & Management (E/M) services.”

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.”