October 2002 Issue

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First HIPAA Deadline is October 16th

(Reprinted from ICA release) The first HIPAA deadline is coming up this month and all providers who file claims electronically will need to either have a compliance plan in place or have filed for an extension by October 16, 2002. The new privacy and confidentiality rules required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, the so-called HIPAA statute, involve a new set of federal privacy and confidentiality regulations that will apply to health plans, health care clearinghouses, and health care providers including doctors of chiropractic. This law was intended by Congress to protect health records and confidential patient information from being sold, misused or otherwise inappropriately transferred without patient consent, for example from large HMOs or insurance companies to banks and credit bureaus. This new law will require covered chiropractic practices to have a compliance plan for "electronic healthcare transactions" in place by October 16, 2002, in which providers will need to address a variety of key procedural questions relating to the security of patient data. IF YOU DO NOT FILE CLAIMS ELECTRONICALLY, THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO YOU. The current published information from The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) indicates that covered providers must be in compliance with the other aspects of HIPAA by April 14, 2003.

To assist Information Age readers a web site www.hipaachiropractic.com has been set up with information and a self-help compliance program that can be purchased from Compliance Plan for Doctors Inc.  This plan is being offered through the website www.hipaachiropractic.com at a reduced fee for $25.00 less than you could purchase it directly from Compliance Plan for Doctors Inc. 

 

amednews.comMD's Using the Internet More

More and more MDs are getting onto the Internet according to an article in the October 7th 2002 American Medical News.  The article starts off with a very prophetic statement, "The question about physicians and the Internet is no longer whether they will use it." According to the AMA's most recent annual study of physicians' World Wide Web use shows that 78% of doctors went online in 2001.  I would safely say that the chiropractic profession is now lagging behind our allopathic counterparts when it comes to being on the Internet.

The AMA news  article also revealed some additional statistics. For instance, 47% said the Web had a major impact on how they practice medicine. Use by physicians older than 60 soared to 65% in 2001.  The article also noted that a growing number of physicians now have their own Web sites, with the percentage being around 29%.  I know from experience that the chiropractic profession is not at 25% yet.

We at Now You Know have been saying for the last several years that the Internet represents the best hope for chiropractic to level the playing field in terms of reaching and educating the public. We continue to dedicate ourselves to making it easy and affordable to have Doctors of Chiropractic get on the Internet with a large volume of quality chiropractic and health related material.  If we do not tell our story, who will?  You know that the medical profession IS going to tell theirs.

 

Our Upcoming Seminars and Shows

The list of programs and appearances we are attending continues to grow.  Below is a list of the places we will be over the next few months with many more in the works. 

When Who-Where Contact
October 18-20, 2002
Booth

The Family Practice
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
Lake Buena Vista

1-866-LEAD-DCS (532-3327)
Extension 105
www.thefamilypractice.net

October 24-27, 2002
Booth

DE Meeting
Waverly Hotel, Atlanta

800-233-5409
www.lifede.com

October 25-27, 2002
Booth

GCA Convention

Atlanta Marriott, Century Center

Georgia Chiropractic Association
www.gachiro.org

November 2-3, 2002
Speaking

"Chiropractic Without a Doubt"
by ICA, Richmond, VA

ICA  1-800-423-4690
www.chiropractic.org 

Click here for flyer

November 15-17, 2002
Speaking & Booth
New York Council Convention
New York City
1-718-386-3988
www.nycouncil.org
click here for flyer & reg. form
November 22-24, 2002
Booth

The Family Practice
"W" Chicago City Center Downtown
Chicago,

1-866-LEAD-DCS (532-3327)
Extension 105
www.thefamilypractice.net

November22-24, 2002
Booth
ICA Pediatric Convention
New Orleans, LA

ICA  1-800-423-4690
www.chiropractic.org 

December 6-8, 2002
Speaking & Booth
FCS Convention
Orlando Airport Hyatt
1-800-335-4897
www.fcschiro.com 
January 23-26th, 2003
Speaking & Booth
New Beginnings
Molly Pitcher Inn, Red Bank, NJ
New Beginnings
732-747-4646
www.newbeginningschiro.com  

 

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