News
Town Hall Recap Video
June 21, 2021The virtual Town Hall on Tuesday, May 4th 5pm-7pm was a success!!! Thank you to everyone who joined us. If you missed out on the discussion and would like to watch, the link is below. Click here to view the ICEP Town Hall.
ACEP Webinar on Insurance Denials and Downcoding
June 9, 2021Downcoding and Denials: ED Claims and Insurer Policies. Click here to view the slides. Above are the slides presented and here is the link to the recording. Passcode: 2C?F2y4N If you have any egregious examples of denials or downcoding, please share them with Adam Krushinskie at akrushinskie@acep.org.
ACEP Condemns UnitedHealthcare’s New Policy to Retroactively Deny Emergency Care
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) strongly condemns the dangerous decision by UnitedHealthcare to retroactively deny emergency care claims. ACEP firmly believes that the new policy is in direct violation of the federal Prudent Layperson Standard, which requires insurance companies to provide coverage of emergency care based on the presenting symptoms that brought the […]
Nominations for ISMS Councils and Committees – Deadline: June 11, 2021
May 28, 2021The Illinois State Medical Society is in the process of considering council and committee nominations for 2021-2022, and would like to invite your recommendations. Over the past years, the Society has worked hand-in-hand with several Illinois specialty organizations to achieve mutual goals in the state’s public policy arena and with payors, as well as to […]
COVID-19 Frontline Therapies: Navigating Through This Health Crisis and Optimizing Patient Care
May 25, 2021Monday, June 7, 2021 ACEP Virtual Summit June 7 Flyer
Get Waivered Webinar on May 21st!
May 19, 2021Get Waivered is hosting a webinar on May 21st about finding solutions to move patients out of the emergency room and into evidence-based care remotely. Click the link below to learn more and register for the webinar http://getwaivered.com/remote/
Past ICEP President Dr. Rumoro and others discuss how COVID has prepared Illinois for the next pandemic.
Check out the full article here.
ICEP 2021 Elections: Cast Your Ballot Online NOW and Ending May 12 2021!
May 4, 2021ICEP’s online voting process makes casting your ballot quick and easy! Voting is conducted online at: https://vote.associationvoting.com/icep How to vote: To log in and cast your ballot, you will use your ACEP Member number (beginning with A) and your last name (as recorded by ACEP) at the link provided above. If you cannot sign […]
Urge the U.S. Senate to Take Action to Prevent Medicare Reimbursement Cuts
March 24, 2021The temporary moratorium on the 2 percent Medicare sequester will end on April 1, 2021 unless Congress takes action to extend it. These cuts will have devastating, long-term effects on emergency medicine and will threaten patient access to lifesaving emergency care as we continue fighting on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Senate […]
Urge Support for Mental Health Resources for COVID-19 Health Care Providers
March 10, 2021As you and your emergency medicine colleagues across the country continue your tireless efforts to advocate and care for your patients, ACEP continues to initiate and support legislative efforts in Congress to protect your health and well-being during these challenging times. Recently, legislation that ACEP helped draft last year, the “Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care […]