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The FOS is committed to providing valuable resources to our members and their staff to meet the administrative challenges of the orthopaedic business. Please contact the FOS Medical Economics Committee with any concerns or ideas that would help your colleagues throughout the state.

Below are informative articles and tools. Choose from topics below:
Arrow Soundpractice from Greenbranch Publishing NEW!
Workers Compensation Changes
Personal Injury Protection Changes
Monthly Management Tips
Contracting Tips and Articles
Medicare Consolidated Billing Rules
Coding Corner New Postings Monthly!
Special Web Articles NEW!
Practice Management Tools NEW!
For Our Members
For Our Patients



BONES SOCIETY OF FLORIDA - Providing Management Tools for Orthopaedic Practices

The FOS is certain that major issues and problems will arise with the implementation of these laws. We need to know what specific problems these changes cause your practice so we can address them in Tallahassee. Please take a moment to contact the FOS and share any issues that you identify with these new laws.
Click here to email the FOS office directly.

WORKERS COMPENSATION CHANGES *

  1. Workers Compensation Reimbursement Dispute Resolution (PDF)

  2. Welcome to Florida Workers Compensation System (PDF)
    A guide of useful contacts and information

  3. Division of Workers Comp Implements a Standard Statewide Form for All Communications:
    i) DWC 25 Form, 2004 Form & Instructions (PDF)
    II) Click here for the word format version of the DWC 25

  4. Updated 2004 Fee Schedule Effective July 4th: www.fldfs.com/WC

  5. Click here to view the bill passed by the Legislature - 2003 Final Bill

  6. FOS President Reflects on Process to Reform the Workers Compensation System - Dr. Cole's Article

  7. FMA Analysis of the Legislation - FMA Article on 2003 Changes

  8. FOS Achieves Major Victory...Secures Ability To Negotiate Reasonable Reimbursement with Carriers. Click on Tools Below.
    i) Payer Type Expense Study
    ii) Sample Contract Language for Negotiating Higher than the Fee Schedule


PERSONAL INJURY PROTECTION CHANGES *

  1. Click here for a complete version of the legislation - SB 32 PIP 2003 Legislation

  2. FOS Reacts to Important Changes in PIP Law -
    Fraudulent Operations to Get PIP

  3. Click here for the official Patient Acknowledgement Form that must be completed for each new PIP patient. - Patient Acknowledgement Form

  4. 5th District Court of Appeals Rules that Silent PPO's Are Illegal. Click here for a complete copy of the ruling - 5th DCA Ruling on Silent PPO's

  5. Important Court Decision on PIP Claims. Click here for information you need to know


MONTHLY MANAGEMENT TIPS *

  1. September 2004 Issue. Click to download
  2. June 2004 Issue. Click to download
  3. April 2004 Issue. Click to download
  4. March 2004 Issue. Click to download
  5. February 2004 Issue. Click to download
  6. January 2004 Issue. Click to download
  7. December 2003 Issue. Click to download


CONTRACTING TIPS AND ARTICLES *

  1. "Do You Have a Managed Care Contract or a Muddled Catastrophic Contract?" Click to download.


MEDICARE CONSOLIDATED BILLING RULES *

  1. Written Q&A with Medicare on SNF Billing Rules. Click to download.

 

SPECIAL WEB ARTICLES *

  1. "Billing Basics for Physician Assistants and Nurse Practicioners"
    Sarah Wiskerchen, M.B.A.     Click to download.

 

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