BCBSIL Orthotics
The ICS has received a number of member calls reporting an increase in Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) claim denials for foot orthotics.
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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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Protect Yourself
What is your prized possession and what is it worth to you? For many, perhaps it is a car, a boat, a horse or other valuable possession. Now think about what it would mean to you to lose it. How would your life be impacted? Do you actively protect it? Do you maintain it? Do you invest in it? Would losing it impact your joy?
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Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
Vertigo affects as many as 35% of adults aged 40 years or older in the United States—approximately 69 million Americans—have experienced some form of vestibular dysfunction (1).
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Office Compliance Program
The Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act of 2010 amended a number of legislative provisions concerning healthcare fraud and abuse.
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Assumed Business Names
Did you know that if the name of your practice does not contain your given name, under the law you are using an assumed name, regardless of the business structure of the entity? Conducting business under this type of name is often referred to as a “d/b/a” or “doing business as” the entity using an assumed name.
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Medicare Fee Schedule and Locality
Where can I find the Medicare Fee Schedule?
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Work Comp Update 2011
Today (September 1, 2011) many parts of the new Workers’ Compensation Act take effect and the ICS wants to ensure you know what changes occur, and what steps you need to take. Already our office has received phone calls from doctors with stories of employers claiming chiropractic ineligibility. So first, I would print out an updated Workers’ Compensation Handbook to distribute to your patients and for your own records:
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