Hospital Group Expected to Seek Changes in Outpatient Fee Schedule

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefThe Florida Hospital Association is expected to seek further changes in the calculation of outpatient fees as part of a six-year effort by the state's Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) to adopt a new Reimbursement Manual for Hospitals. DWC has scheduled a final hearing on the proposed 2012 Florida Workers' Compensation Reimbursement Manual for Hospitals in Tallahassee today. The hearing was requested by the hospital association and Fairpay Solutions, a medical bill review company based in Addison, Texas.In 2009, both the hospital ...