Category: Personal Development

Child Abuse Reporting Alert: NEW REQUIREMENT FOR PHYSICIAN TRAINING

by Adrienne Hersh, JD, ICS Legal Counsel | Mar 11, 2020 | Business Forms and Templates, Compliance, Documentation, Featured, ICS Message, Legal, Personal Development, Practice Management | 0 |

Illinois licensed physicians are included in a list of “mandated reporters” who must notify the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) when they have reasonable cause to believe that a child may be abused or neglected. All mandated reporters, including physicians, must now complete DCFS mandated reporter training under a recent amendment to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, effective January 1, 2020.[i]

The Secret to Patient Engagement in 2020

by Kristi Hudson | Mar 11, 2020 | Patient Communication, Personal Development, Practice Management | 0 |

According to the 2019 Healthcare Consumer Trends Report (NRC Health, 2019), the thing patients want more than any other is convenience, and the best way to meet that need is through technology. It states that using technology to better connect with patients is an idea that gets discussed often but can often feel out of reach for many healthcare providers. With technological advances happening at warp speed, how do we know which technology is most cost-effective and will meet the needs of our patients?

Telehealth and Insurance Coverage

by Marc Abla, CAE | Mar 11, 2020 | ICS Message, Insurance, Patient Communication, Personal Development, Practice Management | 0 |

ICS Executive Director Marc Abla discusses Telehealth in Illinois and insurance coverage of that service. Illinois has some requirements for insurance coverage of telehealth. Also, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois has announced that they are accepting new codes for telehealth!

Pain in the Taxes

by Ray Foxworth, DC, FICC, MCS-P | Feb 26, 2020 | Personal Development, Practice Management | 0 |

Benjamin Franklin said, “The only things of certainty are death and taxes,” neither of which we look forward to. No one likes to talk or think about their taxes; however, hiding under our proverbial blankets until April 15, and hoping for the best, is a sure-fire way to pay more and keep less. Like many of us, I employ an accounting firm to be sure that I am not paying more than I should. But what I have found is that while many accountants are great accountants, they are not always great tax strategists.

Gaining Experience Before You Obtain Your License

by Erin E. Ducat DC, CSCS, CCSP, DACRB, FACO | Feb 19, 2020 | Frequently Asked Questions, Personal Development, Practice Management | 0 |

In this article, we are going to describe the various ways you can gain experience within the chiropractic profession before you obtain your license as a chiropractic physician (DC). Strategically using these principles from the beginning of your chiropractic education will help you be ahead of many of your peers as you enter practice.