Government

AMA to report ways to protect doctors from HIPAA problems

NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted Nov. 28, 2005

Print  |   Email  |   Respond  |   Reprints  |   Like Facebook  |   Share Twitter  |   Tweet Linkedin

The American Medical Association will look into ways to protect physicians from Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act violations when they contract for services overseas.

AMA trustees will report back at the Annual Meeting in June 2006 on how to provide safeguards for doctors who outsource services in good faith who are later found to be in violation of HIPAA privacy and security statutes. Delegates at the Interim Meeting in Dallas also approved a trustees report that urges physicians to exercise due diligence on HIPAA issues before entering into contracts with overseas business associates.

Some AMA delegates called for the AMA to address additional issues, including the need for information technology standards and for liability protections when physician business partners are the ones who outsource. The committee reviewing the testimony, however, said certain issues can be addressed only by doctors' personal attorneys.

Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2005/11/28/gvbf1128.htm.

Back to top


ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISE HERE


Featured
Read story

Confronting bias against obese patients

Medical educators are starting to raise awareness about how weight-related stigma can impair patient-physician communication and the treatment of obesity. Read story


Read story

Goodbye

American Medical News is ceasing publication after 55 years of serving physicians by keeping them informed of their rapidly changing profession. Read story


Read story

Policing medical practice employees after work

Doctors can try to regulate staff actions outside the office, but they must watch what they try to stamp out and how they do it. Read story


Read story

Diabetes prevention: Set on a course for lifestyle change

The YMCA's evidence-based program is helping prediabetic patients eat right, get active and lose weight. Read story


Read story

Medicaid's muddled preventive care picture

The health system reform law promises no-cost coverage of a lengthy list of screenings and other prevention services, but some beneficiaries still might miss out. Read story


Read story

How to get tax breaks for your medical practice

Federal, state and local governments offer doctors incentives because practices are recognized as economic engines. But physicians must know how and where to find them. Read story


Read story

Advance pay ACOs: A down payment on Medicare's future

Accountable care organizations that pay doctors up-front bring practice improvements, but it's unclear yet if program actuaries will see a return on investment. Read story


Read story

Physician liability: Your team, your legal risk

When health care team members drop the ball, it's often doctors who end up in court. How can physicians improve such care and avoid risks? Read story

  • Stay informed
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • LinkedIn