News and Updates from your PCMA!
The US healthcare system will be converting to a new code set, ICD-10-CM, which will replace the current version ICD-9-CM. The transition to ICD-10 will require considerable changes in office processes and is expected to affect every aspect of business operations......… Read More
First Coast eNews: "Keeping you informed of the latest Medicare news...."
*Feedback & inquiries
*EDI news
*Ambulance
*CMS resources
*Fee schedule news
*Preventive services… Read More
E-NEWS from Gregory, Sharer & Stuart CPA
What's in the Spotlight:
* Tax Update-Put the kids to work in your business and save taxes...perhaps...
* Physicians-Court rules advances to new doctors taxable...
* Affordable Care Act: What to expect in 2013 and 2014… Read More
MD_Knowledge: Your Guide to Health in 150 Articles
by Dr. Jeff Steinhoff and Staff Contributors
Many patients report that they wish they had more time to talk with their doctors. Others
regret that they had other questions to ask and forgot, or felt too rushed. Sometimes they
want better, more detailed answers, but because of doctors being so busy they cannot get
adequate answers.… Read More
* E-NEWS from Gregory, Sharer & Stuart CPA
What's in the Spotlight:
* FICPA Recommendations on Tax ID Theft
* BP Oil Update
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IBMS is organizing an IBMS Mini Medical Conference in Tampa during April, 2013.
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Federal Government Releases Long-Awaited Changes to HIPAA Rules: All Covered Entities and Business Associates Are Affected
By: Michael A. Igel
Chair, Trenam Kemker Health Law Audit Defense Team
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St. Petersburg General Hospital Appoints New Members to Board of Trustees...… Read More
* E-NEWS from Gregory, Sharer & Stuart CPA
What's in the Spotlight:
* Charitable Contributions – Changes in 2013?
* BP Settlement Program
* Washington Tax Update… Read More
Monthly Epidemiology Newsletter
Holiday Health and Safety Tips -
Adapted from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
The holidays are a time to celebrate, give thanks, and reflect. They are also a time to pay special attention to your health. Give the gift of health and safety to yourself and others by following these holiday tips. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides the following 12 tips to stay healthy:… Read More
Community Water Fluoridation and IQ:
Developmental Fluoride Neurotoxicity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis was performed by Anna L. Choi, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, of published studies to investigate the effects of increased fluoride exposure and delayed neurobehavioral development.
...For PCMA Members!!!
HOW?… Read More
Contaminated Steroid Product from New England
Compounding Center (NECC) Guidance Focus Area: Clinical Guidance document number 2012-9Fungal Meningitis,Stroke and Septic Arthritis Associated with Contaminated Methylprednisolone Acetate from NECC
Version 4.0 November 21, 2012… Read More
Update - 3rd Florida guidance document to physicians on the fungal meningitis outbreak with updated information regarding detection and treatment of suba-cute presentations of the fungal infections...… Read More
HIPAA 5010 news… Read More
We would like to alert to you to the upcoming changes in the Physician License Renewal Process
that will affect physicians (MDs and DOs) licensed in Florida.… Read More
Fungal Meningitis, Stroke and Septic Arthritis Associated with
Contaminated Methylprednisolone Acetate from NECC
Version 3.0 October 18, 2012… Read More
A Monthly Epidemiology Newsletter
Influenza Season Begins...… Read More
CDC Health Advisory
Issuance of Guidance on Management of Asymptomatic Patients Who Received Epidural or Paraspinal Injections with Contaminated Steroid Products… Read More
HIV/AIDS Surveillance newsletter - statistics through June 2012 - Pinellas and Pasco Counties (Area 5)… Read More
'CMS Medicare FFS Provider e-News': October 4, 2012 … Read More
* E-NEWS from Gregory, Sharer & Stuart CPA
* What's in the Spotlight:
* Potential increase in federal income tax may make 2012 Roth conversions attractive
* Washington Tax Update
* How your practice can lower health insurance costs...… Read More
Florida Medical Association - 2012 House of Delegates Actions:
ACTION ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
ACTION ON HOUSE OF DELEGATES RESOLUTIONS… Read More
Pinellas County Medical Association will host it's annual Legislative & Installation Dinner on Wednesday, October 24th, 2012. Our guest speaker will be Surgeon General and Secretary of Health for the State of Florida, Dr. John Armstrong.… Read More
A Monthly Epidemiology Newsletter
Increased incidence of West Nile Virus in the United States, 2012… Read More
C1 Bank Enters Into Definitive Agreement To Acquire U.S. Century Bank… Read More
FCSO Part A&B (ICD-10) eNews… Read More
Overview of Florida Medicaid Requirement to Post Prior Authorization Forms… Read More
Part B July Common Edits and Enhancements Module (CEM) -- top 10 error reports
Part A July Common Edits and Enhancements Module (CEM) -- top 10 error reports… Read More
FCSO Part B (General Information) eNews
CMS resources
CMS' 'Medicare provider e-News pilot' program: August 1-October 1
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FCSO Part A (General Information) eNews
CMS resources
CMS' 'Medicare provider e-News pilot' program: August 1-October 1… Read More
New consolidated electronic data interchange (EDI) enrollment forms. The outdated forms will be rejected if received on or after August 1, 2012. Modified: 7/31/2012Location: FL, PR, USVILine of Business: Part A, Part B… Read More
ASC X12 835 version 5010A1- electronic remittance migration August 1, 2012… Read More
Anti-physician press, scaling back Medicaid...… Read More
World Hepatitis Day was commemorated on Saturday, July 28th. The Florida
Department of Health (DOH) recognizes this as a time to increase the awareness and
understanding of viral hepatitis and the diseases that it causes. Any person, no matter
their age, gender, race or ethnicity, can get the disease....
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Meet the 136th FMA President Vincent DeGennaro, M.D.… Read More
Docs in EHR Program May Get eRx Break!
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CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Provider e-News
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E-NEWS from Gregory, Sharer & Stuart CPA
What's in the Spotlight:
2012 Mid Year Tax Planning Workbook
Healthcare Reform...High-Wage Individuals Face New Medicare Payroll Tax
Washington Tax Update - Time to determine withholding that's 'just right'… Read More
...until October 1, 2014
New health care law provisions cut red tape and may save health care providers and health plans up to $4.6 billion....… Read More
Contact CMS Immediately for Possible Exemption...
The FMA has recently been notified of an opportunity for more physicians to obtain an exemption from the 2012 Medicare e-prescribing penalty. Even if you have already contacted CMS, contact CMS again. They are willing to hear your case.… Read More
Congress passes fee fix, avoids 27% physician pay cut - Providers are safe from the impending 27.4% cut to their Medicare payments set to hit March 1 thanks to Congress passing a temporary ‘doc fix’ through the end of 2012. The vote to keep the current $34.0376 conversion rate through Dec. 31 comes on the heels of intense debate among Congress members as to whether preventing the pay cut was fiscally sound. The $150 billion bill failed to include deeper cuts requested by GOP Congress members but remained largely budget neutral. Congress originally approved a two-month fix that was set to expire Feb. 29. Once signed into law, the new fee fix will be good through Dec. 31.… Read More
Conferees reach agreement on short-term SGR patch … Read More
Fix Medicare pay formula for good… Read More
The Electronic Death Registration System (EDRS) is due to go operational on 2/6/12. … Read More
Legislative Alert - Contact your Legislators TODAY… Read More
Physician Medicare Payment Update....
Slight Delay in 2012 Medicare Claims Payment
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Florida's PDMP is called E-FORCSE. E-FORCSE is a database that can collect and store schedule II, III and IV controlled substance dispensing information.… Read More
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
Laws and Regulations… Read More
Your feed to Florida's Health IT Programs....… Read More
International Board of Medicine and Surgery
Certifying the finest healthcare providers in the world… Read More
Doctors do surgery on DOH’s drug-dealing bill | Top Story | Health News Florida… Read More
Please welcome and congratulate the 2012 PCMA Executive Board.… Read More
The PCMA is proud to announce we have upgraded our payment processing platform to Heartland payment systems for the processing of all PCMA transactions....… Read More
Breaking the Cycle of Addiction at St. Petersburg General Hospital...… Read More
Florida Board of Medicine - Mailman System
Instructions for Joining the Board of Medicine's Mailman System...… Read More
The FMA and PCMA has received many calls from about the new Medicaid requirement for providers to have their fingerprints done. AHCA has recently sent out a memo on the requirement, however, the FMA is concerned about the impact on physicians who would be renewing their provider applications and has requested a meeting with AHCA to further discuss this issue.
We do want to clarify a statement in the notice sent out by AHCA. It states:
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