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

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

Posted by | Apr 15, 2015 | , , | 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].

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Furthering the Mission

Furthering the Mission

Posted by | Apr 8, 2015 | , | 0 |

our Board of Directors and staff leaders took time away from practice and families to continue to pursue our mission. The Illinois Chiropractic Society continues to focus on and press toward ensuring that 18% of Illinoisans are treated by a chiropractic physician. I want to thank the Board of Directors for dedicating their weekend to work toward making 18% by 2018 a reality.

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EHR Audits on the Rise

EHR Audits on the Rise

Posted by | Jul 10, 2014 | , , | 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.

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1500 Health Insurance Claim Form

1500 Health Insurance Claim Form

Posted by | Dec 23, 2013 | , , , , | 0 |

In 2013 and 2014 there will be many changes in the healthcare field. Some of the changes include mandatory reporting of PQRS, Affordable Care Act, ICD-10 CM diagnosis codes, and the new 1500 Health Insurance Claim Form. My articles over the next year will concentrate on these changes and how they affect chiropractic physicians. In this article, I am going to answer questions pertaining to the new 1500 HealthInsurance Claim Form.

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Increasing Value

Increasing Value

Posted by | Oct 21, 2013 | , | 0 |

The Illinois Chiropractic Society understands the current challenges for our doctors and their practices. The number of changes that have happened and are coming in the next year are simply daunting: BCBS/Orthonet, NGS taking over Medicare in Illinois, HIPAA Omnibus Rule changes, Insurance Marketplace new offerings, other Affordable Care Act implementations, EHR deadlines, license renewals, CME deadline, and sweeping changes to diagnosis codes (ICD-10). However, we will continue to make sure that our members are kept up-to-date regarding all of these coming changes.

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