ComplianceCompliance Update Newsletter
Issue 4, September 2009
What’s Been Happening?
Compliance Chart Reviews
Temporarily on hold while we address the large volume of AxiUm charges without adequate EHR documentation
What Have We Done?
New Policy - Potential Conflicts of Interest
We finalized this policy 9/16/2009, which provides guidance on reporting potential conflict of interest situations.
>>Review this policy.
New Policy - Health Care Professional Credentialing
We finalized this policy 9/9/2009, which ensures that employees providing patient care meet established standards.
>>Review this policy.
What Should You Do?
- Use an Email Signature/Footer – The following is required when communicating patient information:
Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message and any attachments are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, distribution or copying is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient(s), please contact the sender by replying to the e-mail and destroy/delete all copies of this e-mail message. See our Notice of Privacy Practices at http://www.dental.washington.edu/compliance/index.php.
The above email may contain patient identifiable or confidential information. Because email is not secure, please be aware of associated risk of email transmission. If you are a patient, communication to a UW School of Dentistry Provider via email implies your agreement to email communication.
- Don’t Auto-Forward UW Email
School of Dentistry and UW Medicine workforce members are not permitted to set their UW email accounts to automatically forward to non-UW accounts such and Gmail and Yahoo. Please see related HIPAA policy.
- Get Approval for Outside Employment:
Official approval for outside employment is required. UW employees (including non-paid affiliate faculty) engaging in outside employment may not use their University title or University trademarks (logos, symbols) for personal gain, which includes using UW affiliation to advertise private practice and soliciting private patients while conducting UW duties.
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Contact the Compliance Director at 543-5331 or box #356365 with any questions or concerns
