Financial Policy
Physician clinic owners benefit from a clear financial policy, ensuring smooth operations and patient empowerment through transparent billing guidelines.
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Small Business Employer Obligations
The ICS keeps physicians aware of employment laws and regulations that apply to the physician office as an employer.
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Work Comp Update 2015
The amendment provides that the Illinois Industrial Commission is now known as the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission.
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Medical Necessity Requirements
On December 23, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new instructional video describing their policies and procedures for establishing the medical necessity of chiropractic care.1 The video was released on the heels of a new study released by the Office of Inspector General (OIG), “CMS Should use Targeted Tactics to Curb Questionable and Inappropriate Payments for Chiropractic Services”2, which revealed extrapolated data suggesting fraud and abuse in chiropractic Medicare utilization.
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Business Structures for a Physician Practice: How to Form and License Your Entity (Part II)
Once a business structure choice has been made, the next steps are forming the entity, and, where required, obtaining licensure and an employer identification number.
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Professional Limited Liability Company (PLLC): Requirements to Create and Verify
A PLLC is created by filing Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State. There is one form for all LLCs, with specific instructions.
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Prompt Pay and Balance Billing
Are Employers required to pay charges directly to the provider within 60 days?
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Activating a Non-Renewed or Inactive Physician License
All Medical Practice Act licenses, including chiropractic, medical and osteopathic licenses, run on the same 3-year cycle. 2017 and each third year thereafter is a renewal year during which licenses expire on July 31. For most doctors who renewed on time during previous renewal cycles and who complete their continuing medical education prior to July 31 of the current cycle, renewal will be a routine process.
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