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We are a professional association committed to continuously improving the ability of our more than 1,000 psychiatrist members to provide quality treatment for persons with mental illnesses.

Florida Psychiatric Society is the professional organization for all of Florida's psychiatrists from Key West to Pensacola.  
The activities of the FPS are coordinated from our staff office in Tallahassee, Florida. The Council directs the activities of the Executive Director. Staff duties in support of those activities are then assigned by the Executive Director. The FPS also contracts for the services of our Government Relations Consultant, the registered lobbyist for the society. 

For additional information, click on the Who We Are button at the left.

Hear it Here!! It May Be Time to Re-Enroll In Medicare (From APA News) FPS Scientific Meetings
Florida Psychiatric Society  has prepared a number of brief conversation interviews with noted experts ranging from 15 to30 minutes on various topics of interest to psychiatrists. Hear The Experts Speak by downloading these files in mp3 format.  Also FPS has developed 30-60 second Public Service Announcements on various mental health topics available for listening or download. (Here )

Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Florida Issues Mental Health Parity Reminder
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In 2003 Medicare instituted its Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) to securely identify Medicare providers. Since then, it has been trying to get providers who were enrolled in Medicare prior to the creation of PECOS to re-enroll.

Physicians who receive requests for revalidation are given 60 days to respond. If they fail to respond, their Medicare billing privileges are revoked. At that point, if they wish to continue to see Medicare patients, they must re-enroll anyway. (more)
 
Plan to attend the  Florida Psychiatric Society Fall CME program 1-3 October 2010.  Click for preliminary details..

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Florida Psychotherapeutic Medication Guidelines For Children and Adolescents and for Adults Position of the Florida Psychiatric Society Regarding Incarceration of Persons with Severe Mental Illness More New Stores: Shop Anytime!!
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Please note the following resources available to psychiatrists and other physicians prescribing psychotherapeutic medications to children and adolescents and for adults. Florida Psychiatric Society members have participated in development of the guidelines and the medical advisory committee which has commented on implementation of the Medicaid Drug Therapy Management Program for Behavioral Health, a program designed to review data on prescribing patterns of psychiatrists, pediatricians and other physicians treating patients with medications primarily in the categories of antidepressants, antipsychotics and ADHD medications.   Click Here.
 
In the past judges throughout Florida have brought public attention to the problem of people in Florida with severe mental illnesses who sit in our state jails.  In fact, one Pinellas County Judge threatened to hold the Secretary of Florida's Department of Children and Families (DCF) in contempt if the agency did not provide a more appropriate setting for this population. 

The Florida Psychiatric Society  appreciates that judges throughout the state are alerting our citizens to the plight of these inmates. Jail is not a place to treat persons with severe mental illnesses.  For More Click Here.

Florida Psychiatric Society provides direct links to a number of carefully selected online stores for the convenience of our members who make internet purchases. Purchases made from Internet affiliate stores hyper linked directly from this FPS Web Site earn FPS a commission while saving you money and time. Always link to the internet store from this Web Site in order to direct the commission to FPS.

Go to our Online Shopping page to see all of the possibilities! When you visit Amazon be sure to check out all the additional "stores" available within the Amazon store: Nordstrom, Marshall Fields, Gap, Babies R Us, Target and many more! If you can't find it within the FPS listings let the webmaster know and we will try to find a way for you to order it through our site.
 

NAMI Florida Opposes Recent Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Florida Action
In a letter to BCBSFL Vice President of Network Management Barry Schwartz, MD,  NAMI Florida asks that recent actions that are "discriminatory and verging on unethical" be rescinded.  To read the letter (pdf) click here.
 
FPS Clinical Research Directory APA Dues Payment Policy Change HIPAA Info
A goal of the recently-developed FPS Clinical Research Committee has been to publish a directory showing who is performing clinical trials and research, and how to contact them. The directory will be updated monthly or as needed.  Click here to access the Directory.   Click the Acrobat icon below to download Adobe Acrobat.
 
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Please check here for important news about a change in the way FPS/APA dues are collected. Florida Psychiatric Society now bills dues through the American Psychiatric Association.  Go to www.psych.org and sign in to the member's section to pay your annual dues. Complete HIPAA info is available  online  from the HIPAA website for the Department of Health and Human Services as well as their regional helpline number:  866-627-7748.
FPS-INTOUCH Listserv
Members who would like to be included on the FPS Listserv can email the office and request that they be added.
Members Write Books Members Only CyberTransference
You may order member/author books online through Amazon.com directly from the FPS website.  If you have written a book, submit information to the Webmaster for consideration. (Reviews) Members may go to the Members Only section for a current list of  FPS Committee Members. If you do not have the Members Only password, please contact the FPS office. Members may also read a Memo from Government Counsel Jim Daughton on the Legislative Action page.  Legislative Action is available to members only. 
 
When a new copy of the newsletter is available you can access it  in PDF format by clicking here.
Obituaries
Look here for member obituaries.  Notify FPS office when you know of the death of an FPS member.  (Click Here).
Florida Medicaid Removes Seroquel IR from Preferred List Press Release: FPS and NAMI Join to Prevent Suicide
Florida Medicaid requests assistance in getting out the news that effective 24 Feb 10 adult patients on Seroquel must be switched to Seroquel XR. Presumably this will reduce the number of tablets prescribed per day and reduce use of Seroquel as a sedative.  We do not have information about how this impacts the several other Medicaid providers in Florida.   Read Florida Medicaid message.

“More than 90 percent of Americans who die by suicide had an undiagnosed and untreated mental illness—often depression,” said Cynthia J. White, MD, president of the Florida Psychiatric Society.  

Concerned about Florida’s higher-than-average suicide rate, the Florida Psychiatric Society and NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Florida have joined in publishing two guides to inform physicians and Floridians about depression, the treatment options that can help overcome it and taking medications as prescribed – not adding, stopping or mixing medications without consulting the prescribing doctor.  Click below to read more.  For more information contact Bonnie Toole 850-222-8404.

Press release PDF Guide for physicians PDF Guide for Floridians PDF

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Contact Information                        Florida Psychiatric Society
Margo S. Adams,
Executive Director
 
   Telephone                    
   (850) 222-8404
Bonnie Toole,
Associate Director
   FAX
   (850) 224-8406
Jan Starnes
Administrative Services
   Postal address
   521 East Park Avenue, Tallahassee, Florida 32301-2524

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