tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2017 Issue 21

Industry Notes: Protect Practice and Patients with Up-To-Date DUA

The transfer of protected health information and treatment data is critical to the practice of medicine. But when professional relationships end - either between patient and provider or physician and business associates/other providers - it's your job to update CMS data use agreements (DUAs), ensuring your identifiable Medicare information is safe. "Keeping this information current not only helps keep you in compliance with your DUA," advises CMS. "It also helps ensure you receive notifications about when your DUA is ready to expire or otherwise requires your attention." It is vitally important to your practice security that you...

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