You may have heard about the “Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act” and its impact on physician practices. The HITECH law is significant to physician offices because it comprehensively affects HIPAA rules on privacy, security, breach notification, and enforcement.
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Autumn means that youth overuse injuries increase as school sports resume, and lower extremity stress is particularly amplified when athletes move indoors onto hard floors. Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS), aka Medial Tibial Traction Periostitis, is a common result of this increased load. The diagnosis of MTSS describes exercise-induced pain along the posteromedial border of the tibia. The condition is commonly referred to as “shin splints” and is a familiar malady in athletes and soldiers where it affects up to 1/3 of those populations. (1-4) MTSS is responsible for approximately 15% of all running injuries. (1)
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Are Employers required to pay charges directly to the provider within 60 days?
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Late 2011, State of Illinois went through another reform in Workers’ Compensation as signed by Governor Quinn. Besides other significant changes, the change that would affect medical providers the most would be the NEW WC Medical Fee Schedule, and the WC Medical fee schedules were slashed 30%.
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Don’t put your personal injury money at risk by using an invalid form that can be rejected by attorneys. Read the article to access the required medical lien form!
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Although the list below is not exhaustive, it does contain many of the critical deadlines and vital tasks for the end of 2018. Please take a moment to ensure you have all your bases covered.
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Tarsal tunnel syndrome, first described in 1962, is a relatively common compression neuropathy of the posterior tibial nerve as it passes through the tarsal tunnel. Tibial nerve compression results in pain and/or paresthesia radiating into the plantar arch and heel. Tarsal tunnel syndrome may be under-diagnosed as it sometimes mimics plantar fasciitis or heel spurs.
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The ICS keeps physicians aware of employment laws and regulations that apply to the physician office as an employer.
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