Chicago Area Immunization Campaign 2013 Fall General Meeting

Fall General Meeting 9.10.13: Adult Immunizations, Flu, I-CARE, and ACA
Date: September 10, 2013
Time: 8:30am- 12:00pm (8:30am -9:00am breakfast and registration)
Location: University of Illinois at Chicago- Student Center East, 750 South Halsted Street, Room 329- Cardinal Room,  Chicago, IL 60607
Join the Chicago Area Immunization Campaign (CAIC) for the 2013 Fall General Meeting. The meeting will focus on the importance of adult immunizations, Vaccinate Illinois Week and influenza, I-CARE, and the Affordable Care Act.
Special guest speaker Marie Brown, MD, FACP, Governor of the Illinois Northern Chapter of the American College of Physicians, will speak on the importance of adult immunizations and how to communicate with patients. Jeanine Solinski, MPP, PMP, Manager of the Immunization Initiatives at the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, will speak on Vaccinate Illinois Week and influenza vaccination. Annie Boesen, Manager of the Immunization Initiatives at the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, will provide an update on I-CARE, Illinois' immunization registry. Kathy Waligora, MSW, Health Reform Outreach Coordinator at the Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition will provide an update on the Affordable Care Act in Illinois.
To register, click here. For more information, contact Kelly McKenna at kmckenna@ilmaternal.org or 312/491-8161 x35.
 

Processing of the Enhanced Payments for Primary Care

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services has begun processing the enhanced payments for primary care services as established under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Services eligible for the enhanced payments will initially be paid at the department’s fee schedule rate.  The incremental increases, or the difference between the department’s fee schedule rate and the rate allowed under the ACA, will be paid as adjustments. 
The department is currently processing adjustments for dates of service January 1, 2013 through June 30, 2013.  After the initial adjustments are completed, they will be processed on a monthly basis.
Providers will begin receiving remittance advices over the next several days.  These adjustments can be identified by the following:

Bureau Code: “D – Bureau of Comprehensive Health Services  NIPS/ Pharmacy”

Process type/Reason codes:

22D/ 3313-ACA PCP Payment (Use for ACA payment add on only)

22C/ 3314-ACA PCP Payment Void (Use for void of ACA payment add on only) 

Please note:  During the first three weeks of adjustment processing, the adjustment amounts for vaccine administration were inadvertently reduced by $6.40 each.  That problem has been corrected.  The department will make an additional payment adjustment of $6.40 per occurrence for the affected claims.

 

(Important HFS Notice Right to Your Email Inbox:  Make sure you are signed up to receive HFS provider notices and bulletins that have been posted to the HFS website.  You can sign up for several specific provider categories. http://www.hfs.illinois.gov/provrel/)

CDC EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PREVENTION OF VACCINE-PREVENTABLE DISEASES CONFERENCE

REGISTER TODAY: OCTOBER 10-11, 2013 - CDC EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PREVENTION OF VACCINE-PREVENTABLE DISEASES CONFERENCE

The Midwest CDC Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Conference will be held at the Chicago Cultural Center on October 10-11, 2013 and is presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and hosted by the Illinois Chapter of  American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP), in partnership with the Chicago and Illinois Departments of Public Health, Chicago Area Immunization Campaign, Illinois State Medical Society, Illinois Health Connect, Illinois Academy of Family Physicians, Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Pharmacists Association, Illinois Pharmacists Association and the Northern Illinois Public Health Consortium. This is a great opportunity for providers, nurses, health departments, medical support staff and vaccination advocates to learn about the vaccines in the ACIP approved schedule, vaccination recommendations, proper storage and handling techniques and vaccine safety.

Details about the conference, registration, and continued education credits are available online at http://goo.gl/1UdJg . For questions about this conference, please contact Annie Boesen at aboesen@illinoisaap.com or Jeanine Solinski at jsolinski@illinoisaap.com

 

Influenza Immunization Webinar

2013 Update on Influenza Immunization Webinar
August 21, 2013, 12:00-1:00pm
Do you have questions about the flu vaccine or the 2013-2014 flu season and what flu vaccines will be available?
Join us for a 2013 Update on Influenza Immunization Webinar on August 21, 2013 from 12:00-1:00pm presented by LJ Tan, PhD Chief Strategy Officer, Immunization Action Coalition and Co-Chair, National Influenza and Adult Immunization Summits. By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to explain the impact of influenza in the US, review 2012-2013 influenza season activity and vaccination coverage rates, recognize the importance of annual influenza immunization, and describe influenza recommendations and vaccines available for 2013-2014 influenza season.
To register, go to http://tinyurl.com/ICAAPwebinars.

Survey on State Benefits Enrollment Experiences-Deadline August 9th!

Dear Medicaid providers, advocates, assisters and community partners:

 The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) is continually looking for ways to improve its use of technology (internet, computers, cell phones and other electronic devices) to communicate with providers, advocates and community partners and our programs and benefits. As well, we are looking for ways to improve the usability of future online applications for benefits for consumers in order to maximize enrollment in our programs.

 You can help. Please take the brief survey below to let us know your thoughts and suggestions on ways to improve. There are three unique sections of the survey: 1) for clients/consumers (choose a, b, or c), 2) for providers, advocates and community partners (choose d, e, or f), and 3) for other users (choose g or h).

There’s not much time, the survey must close at end of day on Friday August 9. Please complete the survey and pass it along to your co-workers and customers. Thank you for your time and effort.

https://deloittesurvey.deloitte.com/Community/se.ashx?s=3FC11B2624AFD6BB

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