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Access AAFP Web site for HIPAA help

As the Oct. 16 compliance date for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's transactions and code sets standards draws near, the Academy continues to provide resources to members via the AAFP Web site.

Go to http://www.aafp.org/hipaa.xml -- the AAFP's HIPAA resource Web page -- to check out the latest additions. To access new items, click on "Ready to Go" and then on "Transactions and Code Sets Standards."

Scroll down the list of selections. The items listed below are new:

• "Help With the HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets Standards," an article published in the September Family Practice Management;
• "Guidance on Compliance With HIPAA TCS," provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services;
• "AAFP President's Letter," sent to all active members regarding TCS compliance and urging them to begin claims testing;
• "Medicare Waivers for Small Practices Billing on Paper," including a link to the CMS Web site describing the waiver;
• "Is My Practice a Covered Entity Under HIPAA?" with a link to the CMS Web site that answers the question; and
• "BlueCross BlueShield HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets Toolkit."

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FP Report is published by the AAFP News Department.
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