Thank you to all that attended the Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists 2011 Resident Jeopardy Tournament at the Chicago Mart Plaza on November 11.  Participating programs included University of Illinois at Chicago, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Loyola University, University of Chicago, John Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center and Northwestern University. Congratulations to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center for taking the win. 

View more photos from the 2011 Resident Jeopardy Tournament at the ISA Facebook page.

Click here to view the letter Dr. Buvanendran wrote on behalf of the ISA to the Department of Insurance regarding the Out-of-Network issue.

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Click here to read the bill's status update, what actions ISA has taken, and what you can do to help.

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Thank you to all that attended the Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Resident Elections at Hawkeye’s Bar and Grill back on March 31.  Congratulations to the new Resident Section President Eric Fanaee, MD from University of Chicago and Co-President-Elects Javier Pena, MD and Savio D'Souza, MD from Rush University Medical Center and  Melanie Wilson, MD from University of Chicago.  Please join us in congratulating them on their new positions!

View more photos from the event at the ISA Facebook page. 

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Please utilize this template to send a letter to your Senator urging support of SB 140 - The Interventional Pain Management Act.  

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Some drastic changes to The Illinois Workers' Compensation Act are about to be introduced to the Illinois general assembly in the first week January 2011. These changes could potentially damage the viability of many anesthesiologists and access to care for the injured worker. 

These proposals could include the following:
•       A 15% reduction in the physician fee schedule for workmen compensation patient.
•       Collapsing the current 29 geographic fee schedules into 4 schedules.
•       Removing the injured worker's first choice of physician.

We cannot allow these changes to be made. Please take a short moment to write to your legislators (both Senate and the House) respectfully urging him or her to oppose all of these measures stated above.

Click here to contact your legislator

HB 5085, an unfair bill amending the Insurance Code, passed both the Illinois House and Senate and is now heading to Governor Quinn's desk for signature. 

Your swift action is needed to urge Governor Quinn to veto this harmful bill! 

On August 5th, Drs. Buvanendran, Werner, Szokol and Mr. Hogerty, teamed up with the leaders from the Illinois Societies of emergency medicine, radiology and pathology to discuss the Out-of-Network House Bill with insurers, legislators, practice managers and lobbyists.  READ MORE

View the ISA coalition letter to legislators regarding HB 5085 out-of-network billing.

View the mailing sent to the ISA membership on July 6, 2010. 

ISA members may now log in to the web site to access additional content. All members will be receiving instructions with the dues statement that is going out in the mail during the week of August 24. If you need help please call the ISA office at 312-853-2244 or email contact@isahq.org.