You can't prove a negative - I don't believe the Privacy Rule mandates any particular font size.
9 point is really the smallest human-readable size. 12 point is the standard at which most folks feel comfortable. 10 point is the absolute minimum to be taken seriously, though it touches on the preferred size used in crazy right-wing lunatic screeds (not that I read any of that stuff, mind you). Unless you're intending to deceive - or hide something - I would consider a smaller font size unadvisable. Consider the geriatric crowd in your choice of font. You don't have to be a senior curmudgeon to be annoyed at tricks and stunts hidden in teensy font. Shorten your NPP instead, because 8 pages are well beyond most folks' attention span, anyway - and clearly makes the document pointless. Keep in mind that executives can't read much beyond one paragraph with four bulleted points, unless it's some big font book about Jack Welch sharing his leadership methods. William J. Kammerer Novannet, LLC. Columbus, US-OH 43221-3859 +1 (614) 487-0320 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beth Cole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 14 March, 2003 10:23 AM Subject: NPP type size? I've seen several references on various mailing lists to something said at one of the OCR regional conferences regarding the mandated font size of the NPP. What I'm seeing indicates that attendees at the conference were told that in order to comply with other Medicare regulations, the type size had to be no less than 12 point. If we take it to 12 point, our NPP is at 8 pages. If we put it at either 9 or 10 point, it's a 4. So, this is slightly worrisome to us. Can anyone give me a black-letter law or regulation citation on this, or was this someone talking at a conference who didn't know what he was talking about? Thanks! Beth -- Beth Cole Information Services Support Specialist Newman Regional Health Emporia, Kansas --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org
