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Regulatory Policies of Interest

2002

• September 24, 2002: Letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding possible implementation of ICD-10-PCS to replace ICD-9-CM, Vol. 3 (PDF 12KB)
  
  
• August 1, 2002: Letter to Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) regarding Work Group on Resident Duty Hours (PDF 10KB)
  
  
• April 23, 2002: Comments to HHS on the proposed rule to modify certain standards in the Rule entitled: "Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information" (PDF 90KB) (the "Privacy Rule" 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164), 67 Fed. Reg. 14776 (March 27, 2002)
  
  
• March 5, 2002: Letter to Congress regarding legislation to increase our nation's preparedness for a bioterrorist attack (PDF 6KB)
  
  
• Multi-associations address Business Associate provisions in the final privacy rule "Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifable Health Information" (PDF 22KB) and it's failure to successfully extend privacy protections and it's unfair burden on physicians and others.
  
  
• AANS/CNS support of revision to the final "Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifable Health Information" (PDF 17KB) to make the prior consent requirement discretionary for health care providers.
  
  
• AANS/CNS address "Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifable Health Information" (PDF 16KB) standard for de-identifying medical information.
  
  
• Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2002 Published (PDF 34KB) -- Changes in Conversion Factor Cause Across-the-Board Reductions in Reimbursement