2022 ICS Chicagoland Fall Convention (In-Person)

Join Dr. Alicia Yochum as she reviews MRI case studies of the lumbar spine. 

This session is sponsored by Foot Levelers, Inc.

One of the best ways to avoid claim denials is to document defensively and prove that your treatment was undeniably a medical necessity.  Dr. Mario Fucinari will define what is medical necessity in any clinical case and clarify the components of documentation required.  Learn from a certified compliance officer and seasoned practitioner of 35 years how to incorporate the latest developments into your practice without giving up your chiropractic roots.  Perfect for doctors, staff, and students. 

This session is sponsored by ChiroHealthUSA.

The Opioid Epidemic, the pervasiveness of drug use, and social factors have increased our chiropractic patients' risk.  Chiropractors must be aware of the scope of the problems and ways to avoid medical errors and mistakes.  The goal of the course is to provide chiropractors and their staff with strategies on how to decrease medical errors, optimize communication, and increase patient quality of care.

This session is sponsored by ChiroHealthUSA.

This is a case-based lecture pulling from cases read for chiropractors across the nation. We will review a wide range of pathology from sports injury, arthritis, infection and neoplasm all of which have come through practicing Chiropractors doors. Proper utilization of imaging will be covered, and this will remind the practicing doctor that arthritis is not the only pathology that could come through their door!

This session is sponsored by Foot Levelers, Inc.

Are you working longer hours and seeing more patients, just to see your paychecks getting smaller?  The business of chiropractic has been changing and we have seen this accelerate during the pandemic.  Join us for this nuts-and-bolts session on how to evaluate your practice profitability and how to think outside the box to improve your bottom line.  The last hour will include a panel discussion with three experienced practice owners, answering your questions on technology, procedures, staffing, cash-based practice and more.

This session is sponsored by Aligned For Excellence.

Do you want to take your cervical spine clinical care outcomes to a new level? This presentation will provide an overview to a progressive treatment model and focus on easy-to-apply and evidence-based techniques that you can use immediately. Real clinical cases will be presented to highlight key concepts and rehab strategies will be practiced in this this session.

This session is sponsored by NCMIC

The McKenzie method, officially known as Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) is an assessment and classification method that is currently the most evidence-based MSK method of treatment available.

The course will consist of the Misconceptions of the method by providers and an Overview of the method of treatment for spinal and extremity conditions. Emphasis will be on how this method is not a Technique course. Although there will be some active self-treatment procedures performed.

My goal is to illustrate to the Chiropractic Physicians in attendance how MDT will complement their present treatment protocol for new and follow-up patients. I will give examples of how a current Chicago-based company uses MDT as its Physical Medicine Care Model in treating MSK patients.

This session is sponsored by Aligned Modern Health.

Do you want to take your cervical spine clinical care outcomes to a new level? This presentation will provide an overview to a progressive treatment model and focus on easy-to-apply and evidence-based techniques that you can use immediately. Real clinical cases will be presented to highlight key concepts and rehab strategies will be practiced in this this session.

This session is sponsored by NCMIC

We will review the role of nutrition and Omega 3's in preventing, protecting, and repairing the brain and neural tissue. Learn assessment tools so you can optimize fatty acid levels. Learn how to increase patient athletic performance, improve exercise recovery and reduce chronic pain and inflammation. Understand the key to a healthy and resilient nervous system.

This session is sponsored by Aligned Modern Health

Staying up-to-date is essential for chiropractors to continue to lead the way in conservative spine care. This presentation will bring you up-to-date on recent research pertaining to spine disorders and how that research can be applied in your practice and community. Attendees will leave this session with skills they can apply Monday morning. We will explore the importance of endurance training in spine rehabilitation. Clinical lumbar instability, a clinical entity that is often seen but poorly understood, will be presented and skills to produce better clinical outcomes will be learned and practiced. Cases highlighting the principles and procedures will be shared and discussed.

This session is sponsored by NCMIC

In this session, Kristi Hudson will explain what risk management has to do with your financial policy. There is now a greater risk of financial loss due to improper billing, coding, documentation and a faulty financial policy. Financial policies in Chiropractic are a major area of risk and the easiest for auditors and investigators to target. In 2015, every dollar Medicare spent on audits and fraud investigations resulted in $7.10 paid into Medicare’s coffers. (710% ROI) This presentation will review how the lack of a solid financial policy will put you at risk and review the steps to be sure that your financial policy covers all layers of rules and regulations. In this presentation, we will identify the five most dangerous things we face in chiropractic and how to avoid them.

This session is sponsored by ChiroHealthUSA.

Have you ever thought of your body as a sportscar?  If you use rocket fuel and have a fantastic exhaust system, you can run at your peak.  But what if you can’t absorb or excrete, what does that do to your performance?

Dr. William Hemmer will discuss:

• Why your healthy lifestyle will never be what it could be unless you take your digestive system seriously
• How your digestion/absorption and elimination have been compromised over the last 120 years by our current medical model

This session is sponsored by Standard Process. 

The Health Insurance and Portability and Accountability Act was first passed in 1996.  For an office to keep healthcare information confidential and secure, it needs to be up to date with the rules, regulations, and guidelines on all patient information.  The Federal government mandates annual training on HIPAA rules and regulations.  Dr. Mario Fucinari will update doctors, staff, and billers on actions and guidelines to make and keep your office compliant. 

This session is sponsored by ChiroHealthUSA.

The No Surprises Act’s primary purpose is to ensure that patients do not receive health care bills that far exceed their awareness or expectations.  Although the most heralded portions of the law (usually pertaining to hospital services) do not apply to most chiropractic physicians, another key provision pertaining to “good faith estimates” does apply chiropractic offices.

This course is designed to help attendees understand the requirements for Good Faith Estimates (GFE) and implementation strategies for their practice. We will cover what GFEs are, who should receive them, when they should receive it, and other specific requirements related to Good Faith Estimates. Join Marc Abla, CAE in finding the best strategies for your practice to achieve and remain in compliance with the No Surprises Act.

This session is sponsored by the Illinois Chiropractic Society 

There are 1,495 proposed changes to the ICD-10 diagnosis code set for 2023.  These code changes will go into effect starting on October 1, 2022.  Updating codes and policy guidelines on their use are essential in your practice.  Learn the rules, regulations, and guidelines of diagnosis coding.    We will examine how to diagnose your patients effectively, look for the red flags in coding, and better utilize the coding guidelines to explain the patient’s circumstances.  

This session is sponsored by ChiroHealthUSA.