Tools to assure that your practice is fully compliant with all regulations for HIPAA, employment law, patient privacy and protected health information, as well as insurance coverage.

Document Destruction Demands Diligence Read story as published in American Medical News

Refusing a Difficult Patient as published in Medical Economics 

NPI Compliance Information from CMS

FDA Seeking Comments on Use of Identifier System for Medical Devices

AMA issues first health report card on insurers read story as reported in USA Today

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) 

• OMIC Medical Record Retention Guidelines
• Joint Position Paper: Ophthalmic 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