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• HITECH Act Information: Effective Sept. 15, 2009 the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act imposes data breach notification requirements for HIPAA-covered entities and their business associates.

• FTC further delays enforcement of ‘Red Flags’ rule until June 1, 2010 

• DMEPOS Surety Bond Exemption Update

• New ASC Conditions for Coverage now in effect Read the CMS Memorandum (PDF 1.87MB)

• Privacy, Security and Health Information Technology

• Identity Theft, Privacy, and Security: How to Comply With Red Flags Rule and New Expanded HIPAA Requirements Order a webcast or CD of the June 23 webinar.
  
  
• Excluded Parties List System (EPLS)
  
  
• Risk Management Recommendations from OMIC
  
  
• OMIC Sample Informed Consent Documents 
  
  
• Review audit standards from U.S. Gov't Accountability Office
  
  
• Educating Your Patients Academy's new Web page
  
  
• OIG Compliance Plan For Individual & Small Group Physician Practices (PDF 345K) 

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• NEW! Compliance & Risk Management article archive View back issues of AAOE and Academy publications organized by topic.
  
  
• Read article on Health Information Privacy as published in the New York Times.
  
  
• Free Content available to all AAO and AAOE Members:

• OMIC Medical Record Retention Guidelines
• Joint Position Paper Opthalmic Postoperative Care
• Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information
• Five Dos and Dont’s to Prevent Embezzlement
• Chart Smarts: Benefit From Better Documentation
• How to Ensure Continuity of Care If a Physician Leaves Your Practice
• When Litigation Looks Likely, Use Five Keys to Lawsuit Survival

• HHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Other Compliance/Risk Management Resources:

• OMIC Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company
• OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• CLIA CMS - Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
• ADA and law regarding interpreters

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