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Publicly driven health care merger and acquisition fever has died down dramatically since the retreat of major physician practice management corporations such as FPA Medical Management several years ago. Saavy investors have become increasingly wary of the industry after MedPartners called off merger plans in 1998.
HIPAA Compliance is a process you must apply to your practice. The most difficult part of attaining compliance is affecting behavioral changes. This change process can be simplified into steps or actions that result in ongoing HIPAA Compliance. Those steps are detailed in this article.
This compliance program guidance is intended to assist individual and small group physician practices in developing and implementing internal controls and procedures that promote adherence to statutes and regulations applicable to the Federal health care programs and private insurance program requirements.