Celebrating 20 years of practice
It wasn’t until I saw a Facebook post from a law school friend last week that I realized that 20 years ago this month, I became a lawyer. I saw his post of a picture of his bar license, noting … Continued
It wasn’t until I saw a Facebook post from a law school friend last week that I realized that 20 years ago this month, I became a lawyer. I saw his post of a picture of his bar license, noting … Continued
This month, the Health Law Section of The Florida Bar published an article Ms. Bittinger wrote on Florida case law regarding what amount insurers should pay non-par (or out of network) providers. Ms. Bittinger analyzed two cases in which courts … Continued
Frustrated with your Medicare-Physician-Fee-Schedule-based reimbursement from payers? Hearing a lot about alternative payment structures from insurance companies for patient care but not quite sure how to put one in place? Want to be paid for value rather than volume? Click … Continued
Physician employment agreements continue in importance. A reporter from the Wall Street Journal interviewed Ms. Bittinger last week on physician compensation and referral issues for a story she’s working on. She learned of Ms. Bittinger from her national speaking and … Continued
The Florida Court of Appeals relied on Ann Bittinger’s scholarly article on consent for minors’ medical treatment in a recent opinion. The court referred to her work as the “sole relevant commentary in Florida legal publications.” To read the full … Continued
Ann will present a talk entitled Zen and the Art of Representing Hospital-Based Physician Groups at the AHLA’s 2016 Physicians and Hospitals Law Institute in Austin, Texas. Her talk, with co-presenter Jay Martus, Esq. from Washington, D.C., will address business … Continued
The Wolf Is Indeed With the Sheep In the health law industry, providers often feel like people in positions like mine – attorneys, consultants, advisors, etc. – are like the little boy who cried wolf. As you will read below, … Continued
Understanding Federal HIPAA and the New Florida FIPA! If you thought you had your hands full trying to comply with the federal HIPAA Rules governing personal information, get ready for a brand new set of Florida regulations. On Friday, June … Continued