Compliance and Privacy Policy and Procedure Manual

‌Compliance Policy and Procedure Manual

• Introduction
• Accuracy and Storage of Records
• Claims for Professional Fee Reimbursement
• Clinical Audit Program
• Code of Conduct
• Compliance Guidelines for Independent Contractors, Agents and Ancillary Suppliers of Medical Services
• Compliance Hot Line
• Compliance Officer
• Compliance Plan Revisions
• Copy/Paste Function in the EHR
• Corrective Action Plans
• Disciplinary Action
• Education and Training Program
• Fellowship Billing Guidelines
• Government Agency Contact Guidelines
• Investigating Compliance Issues
• Medical and Other Health Care Student Documentation
• Medical Documentation Requirements
• Reporting Compliance Issues
• Scribes
• Social Media Use
• Teaching Physician Guidelines
• Whistleblower

HIPAA Policy and Procedure Manual

• Access to Protected Health Information - Patient
• Access to Protected Health Information - Physical
• Accounting of Disclosures
• Accounting of Disclosures Matrix
• Affiliated Entities
• Amendment/Change to Health Record
• Appointment Reminders
• Authorization to Disclose or Use Health Information
• Breach of Health Information
• Business Associates
• Complaint Process
• Confidentiality of Patient Information
• De-identification of Protected Health Information
• Definitions
• Electronic Communication with External Treatment Providers
• Electronic Communication with Patients
• Facsimile
• Fees
• Fundraising
• Handling PHI - Collection, Storage, Transmission and Disposal
• Involvement in Care
• Limited Data Sets
• Marketing
• Minimum Necessary Standard
• Notice of Privacy Practices
• Personal Representative
• Privacy Officer
• Release of Information Policy
  • AIDS/HIV Information
  • Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment
  • Deceased Patient Information
  • Employers/Employment Agencies
  • Government Agencies - Release Information
    • Federal & State Agencies
    • Medical Examiner
    • Public Health Department
    • Tumor Registry
  • Judicial Proceedings - Release Information
    • Attorneys
    • Subpoena
• Minor Information
• ‌Psychiatric Information
• Request by Patient
• Request from Patients for Letters Prepared by Providers
• Sequestered Medical Records
• Verbal Requests for Medical Records
• Safeguards
• Sanctions
• Special Handling of Protected Health Information
• Teleconsults
• Training Program
• Transcription of Protected Health Information
• Use and Disclosure of PHI-General Rule
• Use and Disclosure of PHI-Governmental Purposes
• Use and Disclosure of PHI-Research
• Use and Disclosure of PHI-Treatment, Payment, and Operations
• Use and Disclosure of PHI-Without Authorization, but with Notification
• Use and Disclosure of PHI-Without Authorization or Notification
• Verification of Identity