Health Information Compliance Alert
Conference Calendar Corner
Summer conferences and events offer you some relief from the hot sun. Here's what's slated for July:
July 11 - 12 in Boston: "The Second Annual Healthcare Unbound" (The Center for Business Innovation) www.tcbi.org/hu2005.
July 12 - 14 in Atlanta: "Mastering HIPAA EDI Implementation Guides" (EDI Partners) www.edipartners.com.
July 12 - 15 in Boston: "Reversing the Tide: Promoting Policies And Programs To Advance The Nation's Health" (National Association Of County And City Health Officials [NACCHO] & Association Of State And Territorial Health Officials [ASTHO]) www.astho.org.
July 28 at 12:00 PM CST: "Compliance Assessments: How to Ensure Compliance Program Effectiveness" (HCCA)www.hccainfo.org/eseries/StaticContent/CompAssess28.htm
July 31 at 1:00 PM EST: "The Top 10 HIPAA Compliance Problems Still Facing Employers Today" (AHI's Employment Law Resource Center) www.ahipubs.com/audioconferences/hipaa072105.html.
Coming In August
August 1 - 2 in Chicago: "Renaissance for the 21st Century: Leading The Change To e-HIM" (AHIMA & Care Communications) www.ahima.org/renaissance.
August 22 - 24 in Cambridge, MA: "Certification for Professionals in Electronic Health Records & Health Information Technology" (Health IT Certification) www.healthitcertification.com.
August 26 in Minneapolis: "Turning Theory Into Practice: The Next Steps For e-HIM" AHIMA) www.ahima.org/infocenter/ehim/ehimmeetinghome.asp.
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