key
industry resources
September/October 2005 Legal Matters
"Business Savvy Reading List” By Bruce D. Armon
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services
Administers the Medicare program and works
with individual states to administer the Medicaid program and
various other federal-state initiatives.
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services
HHS Office of Inspector General
Annual Work Plan
Sets forth various projects and
initiatives to be performed by HHS. The annual plan is a good
way to learn about the federal government’s enforcement
and fraud and abuse focus for the upcoming year.
HHS Office of Civil Rights
The HHS Office of Civil Rights has
responsibility for ensuring HIPAA Privacy Compliance. Its web
page has an extensive section on Frequently Asked Questions and
various educational materials.
American Medical Association
Includes a newsroom section that includes
a number of interesting sub-links and a separate section of
professional resources and standards that include practice
management tools.
Link to each state
medical board
Legal Section for
Physicians
List of the AMA State
Affiliates
National Conference of State Legislatures
Profiles many important health-care issues
that are being debated or implemented in states across the
nation.
The American Board of Medical Specialties
A not-for-profit organization comprising
24 medical specialty boards is the pre-eminent entity
overseeing physician certification in the United States.
Links to Medical
Specialty Boards in the U.S.
The Medical Group Management Association
The national membership association for
individuals who manage and lead medical group practices.
Physicians Practice
The site includes the following categories
of information: billing and collections, coding, finance, human
resources, legal, operations, strategy, and technology.
WebMD’s Medscape Business of
Medicine
Includes a section on “today’s
news” and specific articles related to the business of
medicine.
