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Doctors prepare for ID theft rules
American Medical News , 05/21/09

Sorrel AL et al. - Pediatric Associates' compliance officer C. Rocky Slonaker, MD, breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that his practice would have more time - until Aug. 1 - to comply with the Federal Trade Commission's new identity theft prevention rules. Pediatric Associates, a 21-office South Florida group practice, managed to formalize a plan by April 30, the day the latest three-month delay was annouced. The process largely involved enhancing existing privacy and security policies required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

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