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Recovery Audit Contractor Information

Notes and slide presentations from the Region B Recovery Audit Contractor CGI and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from the AMCNO sponsored Third Party Payor Seminar  Click here (PDF)

Power Point slides
CGI  &  CMS


Slides from AMCNO PQRI
Teleconference on January 23, 2008

Click here(PDF 3MBytes)

NEW TOOLS FOR MEDICARE PART D BENEFICIARIES
Physicians and physician office staff - insurance problems?  Click here for how to do something about it
Tri-C/AMCNO
Tri-C Class Descriptions July August 2010 
(PDF 80k)

Quarterly Newsletter

Spring 2006 (PDF 230k)

Winter 2005

Information on red flag rules 


Medical Record Retention and Fees ( Revised April 2010)
Anthem Audits NE Ohio Physicians

HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (HIPAA) Section

HIPAA Security Rule article
HIPAA Site to Help Review Practice Management Software Systems
HIPAA Transactions Available
HIPAA Privacy Standards Released
HIPAA Update:  File Your Extension - Prepare for Compliance
HIPAA privacy rule modified
HIPAA:  CMS issues model plan to extend deadline for compliance with electronic transaction rule
Physicians reminded to file HIPAA extensions
AMC/NOMA and McDonald, Hopkins, Burke & Haber, Co., L.P.A. announce joint effort to provide HIPAA compliance assistance to AMC/NOMA members
HIPAA transaction codes compliance deadline extended
Frequently asked questions about the proposed HIPAA standards
The HIPAA Privacy Rules -- Frequently Asked Questions
HIPAA Administrative Simplification Compliance Act (ASCA) -- Frequently Asked Questions

Sample HIPAA Compliance Language For Business Associate Agreements/Addendums

Model HIPAA Consent Form -- Consent to Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information
HIPAA Medical Records Privacy Standards Published by the Office of Civil Rights on July 6, 2001 (128k PDF file Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
HIPAA Websites

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Articles from The Cleveland Physician Pertaining to HIPAA


MEDICARE Section

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