ICS Staff, Author at Illinois Chiropractic Society

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.

EOB as a “Health Record”

Posted by ICS Staff | Jul 15, 2014 | Compliance, Documentation, Electronic Health Records, Frequently Asked Questions, HIPAA, zall | 0 |

Is an insurance company’s or health plan’s Explanation of Benefits (EOB) part of a patient’s health record under HIPAA or State law?

EHR Audits on the Rise

Posted by ICS Staff | Jul 10, 2014 | Insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, zall | 0 |

In January 2014 the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced that electronic health records (EHRs) have created new exposures to healthcare fraud and abuse, and, as a result, they requested CMS and their contracted MACs revise their approaches to protect against fraud and abuse.

2014 Legislative Update

Posted by ICS Staff | Jun 17, 2014 | ICS Message, Legislative, zall | 0 |

Provided all goes as planned, May 31st should mark the end of Illinois’ 98th General Assembly. Legislative sessions span a two year period of time and typically are viewed as having a regular first year and a shorter second. According to the House Rule 18(b), bills this second year should be either budgetary in nature or “to be of an emergency nature or to be of substantial importance to the operation of government.”

2014 ICS Capitol Conference and the Key DC Program

Posted by ICS Staff | Jun 17, 2014 | ICS Message, Legislative, zall | 0 |

For the last six years, the ICS has been holding its annual lobby day at the Statehouse to raise chiropractic awareness, as well as, deal with specific issues with the legislature. Capital Conference has helped us secure support and sponsors for our legislation, and these events help form meaningful relationships between our members and their legislators. With our invigorated focus on expanding chiropractic utilization in Illinois, we are turning our attention to developing a stronger grassroots foundation with our elected officials.

Consent to Care

Posted by ICS Staff | Apr 30, 2014 | Business Forms and Templates, Frequently Asked Questions, Members Only, zall | 0 |

Should we have patients sign a Consent to Chiropractic Care form? Yes. Illinois law provides that patients have a legal right to receive information concerning their condition and proposed treatment and to refuse any treatment to the extent permitted by law (“informed consent”).