Discover the key to success for your chiropractic practice. The Illinois Chiropractic Society (ICS) provides a comprehensive collection of researched, flexible, and accurate forms and templates, ensuring streamlined documentation, compliance, and improved patient care. Learn how to access these valuable resources in the article!
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“Restrictive covenants” are frequently found in all types of employment agreements, including associate physician contracts.
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The Illinois State Treasurer is holding more than $3.5 billinion in unclaimed funds for Illinoisans. The unclaimed property list includes 527 chiropractic offices – is one of them yours? Read the article to learn more!
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It’s interesting that every couple of years, I’ll have the same conversation with a colleague. We have differing opinions on the topic, “Are you a specialist or a generalist?” It seems like a simple question, but the ramifications will have a drastic impact on your practice.
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Our current U.S. healthcare model ranks last (11th out of 11) at treating chronic disease in the industrialized world. Sadly, 92% of Americans over 50 have at least one chronic disease and 77% have at least two. Chronic disease currently accounts for 75% of healthcare dollars spent. Yet only one percent of healthcare dollars are spent on public efforts to improve health, according to the National Council on Aging.
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A large number of questions I receive deal with appealing denied insurance claims and these denials cause most doctors headaches. When a claim has been denied because of medical necessity or because a service is not covered, an important step in the appeals process is to determine if the patient’s plan is a self-funded ERISA plan.
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Have you ever thought about or developed discharge criteria for your practice? You may think to yourself at this point, that this could be a waste of time or an exercise in futility. You may think, “Why would I need discharge criteria? I will just release the patient when the pain is gone.”
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A couple of weeks ago, I received a phone call from one of our clients in obvious distress. He indicated that his server had crashed and low and behold, both of his backups also failed. Not only did he lose three years worth of electronic patient records, but every patient’s billing information, payments, and accounting. He was obviously the most worried about what would happen if any insurance carrier were to ask for records during this period of time. Little did he know, this was only the beginning of his nightmare.
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