Practice and Liability Consultants

ABOUT US I SERVICE I SEMINARS I TESTIMONIALS I MANUALS

	Physician Practice Management and Malpractice Prevention Specialists
	Debra Phairas, President

SEMINARS ______________________________________________________________

PHYSICIAN'S BUSINESS	MARKETING & PATIENT RELATIONS
MANAGED CARE	LIABILITY AND REGULATORY
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

HIPAA WITHOUT THE HYPE

HIPAA presents an opportunity to streamline paperwork, cut costs and make the leap to EMR. Need to upgrade billing or scheduling software? Consider EMR as well
April 14, 2003 is the first deadline for MD practices to comply with HIPAA. You are required to file a Compliance Plan by October 16, 2002 if you now use electronic claims submission.
Protecting patient confidentiality is good business, customer relations and also has risk management benefits.

What does HIPAA Mean to You?	EMR – Beyond Prototypes – Cashing in on the HIPAA Opportunity
Understanding the Responsibilities What responsibilities within HIPAA belong to the health plans? What responsibilities within HIPAA belong to the vendors? What are physician practice responsibilities? Meeting the Timelines	The status of EMR Technology – myth vs. reality The Vendors The Benefits – how EMR can save staff costs, increase quality of care and reduce potential errors The Costs
Making HIPAA work for you	Are You Ready for EMR?
Rethinking Efficiency Quick Steps toward HIPAA Compliance Easing in to compliance 10 tips for success	Thinking through the changes
Understanding the Security and Privacy Regulations	Finding the Right EMR Product for You
What you need to know now Are sign-in sheets a thing of the past? Chart racks, lab reports, yellow stickies, visible computer screens – what you may need to change to comply with privacy regulations.	Step by step guide to effective vendor and product evaluation How to define your practice computer needs· Criteria Checklists to compare “apples to apples” Negotiating a win/win contract Getting full value from the system you have purchased

This Practice & Liability Consultants seminar is presented by Steven Fleisher, JD, attorney and HIPAA Consultant to the CMA and Patricia Lohman, President of Outlook Associates, a Healthcare Information Technology Consultant.

Please complete the information below and mail with a credit card number or a check made payable to CMA Seminars: PO Box 7690 San Francisco, CA 94120-7690. You can also register by calling 888/619-9718 or fax this form to CMA Seminars, attention to Beatrix Erdei at 800/355-5090, or email berdei@cmanet.org. If you are unable to attend after registering, please contact the CMA at least 24 hours prior to the seminar to receive a refund minus a $25 processing fee. Physicians and administrators are invited to attend.

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On-site registration will be additional $25.

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