2009 Medical Office Compliance Handbook
ISBN: 978-1-58383-631-6
FORMAT: Spiralbound + CD-ROM
A well-developed compliance program can speed and optimize proper payment of claims, minimize billing mistakes, reduce the chances of an audit, and avoid conflicts with self-referral and anti-kickback statutes. This book was created as a practical tool to help you develop HIPAA, OSHA, and OIG Compliance plans without spending hundreds of hours of valuable time.- HIPAA: job descriptions for privacy officers, guidance and sample policies on the use and disclosure of PHI — helps reduce your risk
- OIG: how to assess your risks in the OIG's target areas of coding and billing, reasonable and necessary services, documentation, and self-referrals— helps you educate staff and maintain compliance
- OSHA: guidelines on preventing workplace injury, violence, or exposure to biohazards — helps you prevent accidents
- CLIA Compliance: list of waived tests under CLIA, waived testing best practices, state survey agencies, CMS regional offices — helps you understand standards and maintain laboratory compliance
- PLUS, hundreds of sample compliance policies, forms, and templates are also on the included CD so you can build your practice’s compliance plans — save time and effort
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