 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. AAPS recommends minimum compliance
strategy & FREE advice. 2. CMS conducts “Privacy Implementation
Roundtable” on Wed. March 26, 3. Transcript of previous conference now
available online. 4. Review AAPS online FAQs on “Country Doc Escape” to remain non-covered under
HIPAA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. AAPS RECOMMENDS MINIMUM COMPLIANCE &
FREE ADVICE AAPS staff and members
have heard dozens of HIPAA “experts” at $2,000 conferences, and reviewed
the expensive compliance software and training tools. At best, the advice has
been conflicting, unclear and in many cases, simply wrong. We are concerned that this expensive,
useless advice is a time bomb that will explode months or years from now,
resulting in prosecution and fines.
And of course, the consultants will bear no liability. If you must comply with HIPAA, why
spend thousands of dollars on questionable advice? AAPS recommends that you use the free
resources available from the agency that will ultimately be responsible for
enforcing the regulations. Then, if
are you found in “non-compliance,” it will be based on the government’s own
interpretation of the regulations.
That could be the basis for an excellent defense if you are
investigated. Use their guidelines to do the
minimum possible, and support our efforts to overturn the law!
Click here to donate to
the legal fund to support our lawsuit to overturn
HIPAA. 1. CMS OFFERS CONFERENCE
CALL ON HIPAA The Department of Health and Human
Services' Office for Civil Rights (OCR), in conjunction with the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), will host a HIPAA Privacy Implementation
Roundtable conference call on The call in number is 1-877-381-6315.
The conference identification number
is 8691541. Due to the volume of callers wishing
to participate, they ask that you dial
in fifteen minutes before the start of the meeting.
If you have any questions concerning
the Roundtable, please contact Roberta Bostick at 202-619-2840 or [email protected].
2. TRANSCRIPT OF PREVIOUS CONFERENCE
AVAILABLE CMS has posted the transcript of the
February 28 Roundtable for public review and worth your time to browse. For example, Pg. 26 has an answer to a
FAQ on faxes. The CMS website is http://www.cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/hipaa2/events/default.asp#roundtable 3. YOU STILL HAVE THE
OPTION TO REMAIN NON-COVERED. Don’t forget, HIPAA compliance IS NOT REQUIRED BY LAW if you choose to
remain non-covered.
Click here to review this
option on the AAPS website. Association of American Physicians and
Surgeons (800) 635-1196 (520) 325-4230 Fax www.aapsonline.org |