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 …

PathX 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…

CMS Delays Place of Service (POS) Transmittal 2407 Until October, 2012 | 31 March 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…

TC 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…

Legislative 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…

HIPAA 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…

PIMS Executive Named CFO of the Year by the Tampa Bay Business Journal | 14 January 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…

Reminder: 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…

ICD-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…