Marc Abla

Charging a Patient for Medical Records

Posted by Marc Abla, CAE | Oct 17, 2018 | Electronic Health Records, Videos, zall | 0 |

Things get complicated once the request for medical records is made by the patient. Find out what you need to do to make sure you are charging correctly.

ICS 2018 Election Results

Posted by Marc Abla, CAE | Oct 16, 2018 | ICS Message, Legislative, zall | 0 |

The Illinois Chiropractic Society Constitution requires the announcement of the results of the election of officers and designated directors-at-large assuming positions on January 1 of the following year. These elected members of the ICS Board of Directors were nominated by committee and elected by ICS members in good standing.

BCBSIL Modifier Denial Update

Posted by Marc Abla, CAE | Oct 10, 2018 | Insurance, zall | 0 |

The Illinois Chiropractic Society is continuing efforts to resolve with BCBSIL the problematic claims processing protocol implemented in November 2017. Many of our doctors continue to receive denials when billing services that require a billing modifier (primarily 25, 59, XS, and XU).

How Do All of the Dates Work on the Claim Form?

Posted by Marc Abla, CAE | Oct 9, 2018 | Billing and Collections, Videos, zall | 0 |

How Do All of the Dates Work on the Claim Form? Marc and Dr. Mario Fucinari discuss the date requirements on the 1500 claim form.

Hiring and Re-Employing National Guardspersons

Posted by Marc Abla, CAE | Oct 3, 2018 | Compliance, Videos, zall | 0 |

The Department of Justice, Department of Labor, and Department of Defense state a specific statute that covers all of this. The statute is the uniform services employment and reemployment rights act. This act applies to all branches of the military including National Guardspersons. Watch the video to learn more!

BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois Modifier Denial Update and Survey

Posted by Marc Abla, CAE | Sep 26, 2018 | Insurance, zall | 0 |

The Illinois Chiropractic Society has continued efforts to assist our doctors’ handling of the BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois (BCBSIL) claims processing protocol that began in November 2017. When applied, this BCBSIL claim edit, described by BCBSIL as “code-auditing enhancement” via “clinically validating modifiers,” automatically denies some providers’ claims on codes that require the modifiers 25 or 59 (including XE, XS, XP, XU). The issue is complex and presents difficult challenges for our doctors to be able to effectively examine and treat their patients.