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AAMC requests safe harbor to support electronic health record keepingFrom: ainsron (dean@thehuffpeople.net)Mon Feb 14 09:51:01 2005
.. AAMC requests safe harbor to support electronic health record keeping The AAMC, along with several other institutions and organizations, has asked the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) to create a safe harbor to protect the support that hospitals, health systems, and multi-specialty group practices provide to affiliated physicians for dissemination and maintenance of electronic health records. The AAMC's letter was submitted to the federal government in response to OIG's annual request for safe harbor suggestions. The Bush administration has announced its strong support for the development of integrated health information systems, and the electronic health record will be a central component. Many have recognized that the physician self-referral prohibition and the anti-kickback statute may be barriers to such development. The AAMC's request to OIG establishes a strong case for safe harbor protection and suggests ways to craft the safe harbor to promote the administration's goals while avoiding violations of the fraud and abuse laws. Information: Go to http://www.aamc.org/advocacy/library/teachhosp/corres/2005/020805.pdf Dean Huffman
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