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FOLLOW THESE 4 TIPS TO STEER CLEAR OF FTC RED FLAGS SANCTIONS

Published on Mon Feb 09, 2009

Documentation of your red flags plan is key. You've got just two months to implement your red flags program required of many health care providers by the Federal Trade Commission (see related story, p. 77). Use these tips from Barbara Colburn, director of operations for a billing service in Wisconsin, and president of Total Health Care Solutions, a healthcare consulting firm, to make sure you're in compliance by the May 1 deadline: 1. Identify what the program is and who is affected. Your plan should outline why staffers need to know about the red flags rule, and name all of the covered entities. 2. Identify 'red flags.' Make a list letting your staff know what they should be looking for regarding identity theft. For instance, they'll want to be on the lookout for potentially forged documents or an identificationdocument with a photo, name, or age that doesn't appear to match [...]
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