Health Information Compliance Alert
Conference Calendar Corner
Summer conferences and events offer you some relief from the hot sun. Here's what's slated for July:
July 11 - 12 in Boston: "The Second Annual Healthcare Unbound" (The Center for Business Innovation) .
July 12 - 14 in Atlanta: "Mastering HIPAA EDI Implementation Guides" (EDI Partners) .
July 12 - 15 in Boston: "Reversing the Tide: Promoting Policies And Programs To Advance The Nation's Health" (National Association Of County And City Health Officials [NACCHO] & Association Of State And Territorial Health Officials [ASTHO]) .
July 28 at 12:00 PM CST: "Compliance Assessments: How to Ensure Compliance Program Effectiveness" (HCCA)
July 31 at 1:00 PM EST: "The Top 10 HIPAA Compliance Problems Still Facing Employers Today" (AHI's Employment Law Resource Center) .
Coming In August
August 1 - 2 in Chicago: "Renaissance for the 21st Century: Leading The Change To e-HIM" (AHIMA & Care Communications) .
August 22 - 24 in Cambridge, MA: "Certification for Professionals in Electronic Health Records & Health Information Technology" (Health IT Certification) .
August 26 in Minneapolis: "Turning Theory Into Practice: The Next Steps For e-HIM" AHIMA) .
Health Information Compliance Alert
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Expert guidance to help you streamline your access procedures
Do you have a method to evaluate [...] - SAMPLE FORM:
PUT AN END TO 'CREEP' WITH THESE ACCESS CONTROL FORMS
Use these tools to manage access control and create a documentation trail
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Conference Calendar Corner
Summer conferences and events offer you some relief from the hot sun. Here's what's slated [...] - PRIVACY:
DON'T RELY ON ALIASES TO PROTECT YOUR PATIENTS' PHI
You can protect your patients' information without changing their names - here's how
Picture it: Brad [...] - COMPLIANCE STRATEGIES:
6 TIPS TO STREAMLINE YOUR ACCOUNTING OF DISCLOSURES
Here's what you need to list in your accounting of disclosures
If you can't recognize an [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
BE WARY OF TEEN PREGNANCIES
Question: A 16-year-old patient presented with flu-like symptoms. After running tests, we discovered that she [...] - HEALTH INFORMATION NEWS:
KAISER PAYS THE PRICE FOR EXPOSING PATIENTS' PHI
Posting patients' PHI on an unencrypted Web site will not only ruin your reputation with [...]
