Field Guide to HIPAA Implementation (Rev ed)

Faced with federally mandated deadlines, increasing patient awareness and concerns, and fear over the impact of non-compliance, privacy officers, practice managers, physicians and administrators need concise answers and reliable guidance.

Trust the AMA to bring you this clear, comprehensive, authoritative and thoroughly updated edition of our best-selling Field Guide to HIPAA Implementation Implementation dates, compliance standards, and tips to scaling HIPAA requirements to individual practice environments keep you organized and focused on achieving full compliance.

Worksheets, timelines, template forms and documents, sample policies, and Web links help you prioritize and move ahead with confidence.

This new edition of Field Guide to HIPAA Implementation includes new material on transactions and code sets, problem-solving tips for completing claims, inquiries, and attachments, plus instruction on making your practice run more efficiently using electronic transactions.