As of January 1, 2010, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) no longer recognized consultation codes 99241-99245. What are consultations? Consultation codes are used to bill for medical office consultations with new or established patients. These codes are also used to bill for consults performed on patients in
A plethora of medical providers are being short-changed by their patients’ personal injury protection (PIP) insurers. Some of these insurance companies are underpaying, mispaying, or even refusing to make payment altogether. Generally speaking, the insurer is refusing payment for all of the wrong reasons. It is essential to have a
Basics of PIP A PIP lawyer is an advocate that represents medical providers and, in some cases, individuals who are injured in car accidents regardless of fault. To understand what PIP attorneys do, a brief summary of PIP is necessary. PIP is an acronym for personal injury protection. Personal injury
Assignment & Standing in PIP Insurance: An In-depth Analysis Understanding the intricacies of personal injury protection (PIP) insurance requires not only a grasp of the assignment of benefits definition but also a thorough dissection of two core principles: “Assignment” and “Standing“. These concepts guide the process of transferring rights, benefits,
Defense attorneys are frequently filing motions to transfer venue. In Personal Injury Protection (PIP) claims, many attorneys include an improper venue as an affirmative defense. Plaintiffs and defendants usually engage in the practice of forum shopping. That is, each side wants to ensure that the county they file suit in
Generally, requests for admissions (RFAs) are used to save time, effort and resources on sub-issues of a legal case. The Florida Rules of Civil Procedure Section 1.370(a) addresses these requests. Most simply, a request for admission is a discovery tool, in which one party, or both parties, attempt to establish
What is an examination under oath? An examination under oath (EUO) is very similar to a deposition. In some cases, a claimant hurt in an automobile accident will be required to appear in court to testify about his/her injuries and damages in order to be awarded full personal injury protection
