Dr. Mark S. Williams is a chiropractic physician and medical director with The Hartford Insurance Company. He received his DC degree from Logan College of Chiropractic; is board certified in occupational health and applied ergonomics; and has worked in the disability and workers' compensation insurance industry since 2000. Dr. Williams is a member of the American Chiropractic Association Council on Occupational Health; serves as chair of the advisory committee for the ACA Opioid Task Force; and is also a committee member of the Medical Issues Committee and Disability Management and Return to Work Committee of the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC).
Back pain? Blame the psoas. Seems as if everybody wants to dive headfirst into their psoas at the first sign of trouble with the lumbopelvic-hip region. Perhaps no other muscle is blamed more for causing problems than the psoas. Yes, it is an important stabilizer of the lumbar spine, but it shouldn't be the only one on which you focus. There is another big player on the scene: the iliacus.
Two closely related viruses of herpes simplex, HSV-1 and HSV-2, can infect the human body. HSV-1 mostly infects the gums and skin, although it can cause more serious infection in the brain. HSV-2 mostly infects around the genital area. Infection with the virus can be unsightly and painful, especially for HSV-2.
What’s the simplest way to ensure prompt payment for your claims? Ensure that the insurance payer has no reason to deny them. Submitting a “clean claim” from the start can have a more significant impact on your net collections than any other step in your billing workflow. Net collections and accounts receivable (AR) can improve significantly when claims are clean from the start.
