Industry Insights
Supreme Court Upholds Part of Affordable Care Act, Strikes Down Medicaid Portion | 28 June 2012
June 28, 2012 - Today, the United States Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a portion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of …
Read MorePathX LIS Earns High Marks From TissuePathology.com | 4 May 2012
Dr. Keith Kaplan, pathologist, of TissuePathology.com recently had a chance to demo the PathX LIS mobile application on his 4G iPad 3. Frequent reade…
Read MoreCMS Delays Place of Service (POS) Transmittal 2407 Until October, 2012 | 2 April 2012
In a showing of support to physicians, particularly pathologists and radiologists who do not have "face to face" patient encounters, the Centers for M…
Read MoreTC Grandfather Clause Sunsets June 30, 2012 | 30 March 2012
Please be advised that the TC Grandfather Clause is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2012. This Clause affects “grandfathered” hospitals where the hos…
Read MoreLegislative Focus: H.R. 452 and H.R. 5 | 28 March 2012
Two critical national issues impacting physicians will be on the House or Senate floors in the next weeks in the form of H.R. 452 and H.R. 5. Below, w…
Read MoreHIPAA Version 5010: Enforcement Date Delayed Again | 15 March 2012
HIPAA 5010 Transition: What You Need To Know (A Lawyer's Perspective) As lawyers for hospitals, physician practices, and health plans, we a…
Read MorePIMS 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 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 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…
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