Tag: documentation

Medicare, Chiropractic, and Checklists

by ICS Staff | Feb 12, 2020 | Documentation, ICS Message, Insurance, Medicare and Medicaid | 0 |

Recently, National Government Services (NGS), the Medicare Administrative Contractor for Illinois, asked their Provider Outreach and Education Advisory Group (POEAG) to reach out and provide a new resource to chiropractic physicians. Our representative on the POEAG requested the ICS provide doctors with this resource.

Are you signing your Medicare notes electronically?

by Marc Abla, CAE | Oct 17, 2019 | Compliance, Documentation, Electronic Health Records, Insurance, Medicare and Medicaid | 0 |

Documentation signatures by providers is a high error rate problem for Medicare AND other insurers. Make sure that you signing your notes correctly and take these easy compliance steps.

Don’t Be in Documentation Denial

by Guest Author | Sep 6, 2019 | Documentation | 0 |

The HHS Office of Inspector General reported that as many as 94% of chiropractic records are missing, or inadequately reflect, some key elements.

Record Retention

by ICS Staff | Jan 1, 2019 | Compliance, Documentation, Electronic Health Records | 0 |

Neither the Illinois Medical Practice Act nor the Rules specifies a number of years that office medical records must be retained. However, other laws, including statutes of limitation on medical malpractice and personal injury claims, may be used as guidelines for record retention. A physician should consider these laws in formulating a policy that is tailored to the needs of the individual practice.

Strategies to Improve Recordkeeping, Coding, and Compliance

by Guest Author | Aug 29, 2018 | Compliance, Documentation | 0 |

Question: Dr. Kotlar, “My recordkeeping, coding, and collection systems are outdated. I’ve been documenting the same way for the last eight years even though I’ve added more services and products. I am seeing more patients but not collecting more money. Can you share some tips to help me improve?”