Industry Insights
PIMS Executive Named CFO of the Year by the Tampa Bay Business Journal | 17 February 2012
TAMPA BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL ANNOUNCES OUR VERY OWN CHRIS W. HAZELWOOD AS CFO OF THE YEAR Physicians Independent Management Services, Inc., (PIMS) is p…
Read MoreCall To Action: "Doc Fix" & TC Grandfather Expire This Month | 13 February 2012
As we have addressed in previous Alerts, both the Physician Payment Fix and the TC Grandfather Clause are set to expire at the end of this month (2/29…
Read MoreVICTORY!!! Pending Balance Billing Legislation Rejected by the FL Senate Health Regulation Committee | 26 January 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2011 - VICTORY!!! The Florida Senate Health Committee rejected by a 4-3 vote the proposed PCB 7186. According to FSP (Florida So…
Read MoreReminder: New ABN Form Use Required | 16 January 2012
In 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an updated version of the Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) (form C…
Read MoreALERT: Physician Payment "Fix" and TC Grandfather Clause Both Extended Through 2/29/2012 | 22 December 2011
ALERT: PHYSICIAN PAYMENT UPDATE & TC GRANDFATHER CLAUSE EXTENDED THROUGH 2/29/2012 On December 23, 2011, the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation A…
Read MoreICD-10 Coding Deadline Quickly Approaching | 16 December 2011
Is Your Facility Ready for the October 1, 2013 ICD-10 Compliance Date? Did you know that if your facility does not implement the necessary changes…
Read MoreVersion 5010 Discretionary Enforcement Period Announced | 1 December 2011
Discretionary Period Announced for Version 5010 Compliance A discretionary 90-day enforcement period for all HIPAA covered entities impacted by the V…
Read MoreHealth Reform—That was Then, What is Now? | 1 December 2011
The Challenges for Attorneys and Physicians Dealing with Health Reform Over the past year, we have reviewed components of the Patient Protection & Af…
Read More