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.
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
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:
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/)
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
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.comThursday, August 8, 2013
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.
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.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Survey on State Benefits Enrollment Experiences-Deadline August 9th!
Dear
Medicaid providers, advocates, assisters and community partners:
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.
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