Ann Bittinger addressed the Northeast Florida Medical Group Management Association meeting today. Her presentation was about how physicians and hospitals must collaborate to make the most of pay-for-performance initiatives from private payers and Medicare. Quality tracking and reporting will be … Continued
If you’re confused about who needs to use counterfeit-proof prescription pads in Florida now, you’re not alone. This blog serves to provide a very limited summary of the new law: Starting August 30, 2011, all physicians in Florida have to … Continued
Ann Bittinger had the pleasure of co-presenting two sessions at the American Health Lawyers Association’s annual meeting this week in Boston, MA. The sessions addressed hospital medical staff issues that will arise amid the new era of Accountable Care Organizations … Continued
“Super Lawyers” chose Ann Bittinger as a “Rising Star” in its current class of lawyers. Only 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state earn this distinction. Based on peer recognition and professional achievement, the selection process includes a statewide … Continued
A judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled on January 31, 2011 that ABIM cannot sue a physician in Pennsylvania related to the Arora Board Review matter when that physician was in Michigan at the time of the exam. … Continued
Today a federal judge in Pensacola, Florida declared the federal health care reform law unconstitutional.  Judge Vinson wrote: “For the reasons stated, I must reluctantly conclude that Congress exceeded the bounds of its authority in passing the Act with the … Continued
The ABIM sent letters to 139 physicians this week, sanctioning them for (ALLEGEDLY) soliciting or sharing confidential examination questions used to certifiy physicians. It is interesting that the ABIM apparently gave the physicians no opportunity to explain or defend themselves … Continued