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December 1, 2019

HIPAA and Occupational Health

Anyone working with medical information quickly begins to hear about the need to maintain HIPAA practices for privacy and security to maintain the confidentiality of the medical information.

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Silica

Crystalline silica (quartz, cristobalite, and tridymite) causes adverse effects on the health of our lungs. Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) is the respirable dust fraction of crystalline silica, which enters the body by inhalation (<10 microns in aerodynamic diameter).

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Evaluation and Management Guidelines

At the 2018 NAOHP National Conference, I gave a sneak peek of the proposed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rules regarding the updating of the evaluation and management (E/M) guidelines. At the time of the conference, they were in a “proposed” state for updating the office/outpatient code set. Now there has been a final determination.

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