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     Physicians First, Inc.
was founded in Orlando, Florida in June of 1990 by the company president, Leslie Witkin.

     Leslie is a graduate of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock School of Nursing in New Hampshire and has over twenty years of successful experience in medical practice management.

     Her long term healthcare career has fostered mutual respect in clinical and professional relationships with physicians, medical office personnel, state and federal legislators, and executives in other organizations that represent physician interests.

     The goal of the company is to provide quality consulting services to help physicians achieve a successful business in a complex regulatory environment that allows physicians to be a physician first….the way it should be.

     Being highly pro-active and with steadfast commitment, the company has been successful in presenting testimony to both state and federal regulators resulting in resolution to physician issues and legislation related to prompt pay laws.

     The company works directly with physician businesses to provide operational assessments, auditing, and other consulting services. In addition, Physicians First, Inc. has conducted and written comprehensive manuals for a variety of seminars both nationally and throughout the State of Florida. Topics for programs are always pertinent to the latest regulatory and operational issues facing the medical business.

     The value of educational programs as well as the company's consulting services is more than documented in the references from both participants, administrators, and other executives who have utilized Physicians First, Inc. in their organizations.

     Physicians First Inc. has published many articles, frequently renders opinions, and has served as a speaker for many national publications that cover a wide variety of physician specialties, coding, policy, and regulatory issues.


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January 26, 2010

Article: CMS Announces Organizations Approved for Accrediting the TC of Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Services
   As of 1/1/2012, if you are providing the technical component (TC) of an “advanced imaging service” you must be accredited by a designated organization in order to be paid for the TC. An "advanced imaging service" is defined as MRI, CT, nuclear medicine, and positron emission tomography (PET).
   In the federal register today, 1/26/10, CMS announced approval of three organizations to provide the accreditation services.
   NOTE: If you are already accredited AND the accrediting organization (AO) happens to be one designated by CMS, your accreditation will remain in effect. If the AO is not approved by CMS, then you will need to pursue accreditation through one of the approved organizations!
   Only three organizations applied to CMS for approval at this point in time. All three have been designated by CMS. The organizations are:
    American College of Radiology (ACR) Click Here to View the ACR Website
    Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) Click Here to View the IAC Website
    The Joint Commission (TJC) Click Here to View the TJC Website
    Click Here to Read the Federal Register Posting 1-26-10