The landmark Medicare reform and prescription drug bill passed by the Senate November 25 is a "mixed bag" for O&P,...
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Read moreJay Masci, PMP In the last article, we went through the final administrative safeguards. Now we are moving on to...
Read moreIn the last article, we discussed the first four administrative safeguard standards in detail. In this article, we will cover...
Read moreThe Negotiated Rulemaking (NRM or NegReg) Committee on Special Payment Provisions for Prosthetics and Certain Custom-Fabricated Orthotics participated in nine...
Read morePursuant to the federal statute, Section 427 of BIPA 2000, a qualified practitioner is defined as: A physician, a qualified...
Read moreCompliance deadline for the HIPAA Security Rule, finalized and published February 20, is February 21, 2005. If you were required...
Read moreSo you just finished your Privacy Rule compliance effort and are finalizing your Electronic Transaction and Code Set testing and...
Read moreSo what do you say when sales representatives call to sell their company's HIPAA services and products? What if they...
Read moreThe subject of this article is file documentation and compliance with the OIG (Office of the Inspector General) Compliance Guidance...
Read moreCapstone Orthopedic, California, acquired Diablo Prosthetics and Orthotics, California. With new locations in Pleasanton, Walnut Creek, Antioch, and Berkeley, the...
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