Valant

JANUARY 30, 2024

Compliance with Privacy Regulations Mental health practices are trusted with extensive amounts of sensitive information and private records. Maintaining patient confidentiality is one of the most important responsibilities of a practice. A practice’s billing will need to align with all legal and regulatory requirements.

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Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2021

.” Health Populi’s Hot Points: HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, was signed into law in 1996 by President Bill Clinton. This week, Ken Mandl and Eric Perakslis co-wrote an essay in The New England Journal of Medicine on HIPAA and the “leak of ‘deidentified’ EHR data.”

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CollaborateMD

AUGUST 5, 2024

One of the most effective is artificial intelligence medical billing. If you’re considering integrating AI into medical billing, keep reading to understand how it works. Then review best practices in implementing AI into medical billing. With AI medical billing, you can prevent these costly denials.

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Valant

JUNE 2, 2024

As a practice owner , you’re also responsible for the business aspects of your practice—financial management, human resources, marketing, and compliance with legal regulations. You’ll also need to manage, or at least oversee the management of, daily administrative tasks like scheduling, billing , and staff supervision.

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Medical Advantage

APRIL 4, 2024

athenahealth telemedicine—a part of the athenahealth product suite—offers a robust platform for practices looking to incorporate telehealth services seamlessly into their existing workflows. This system stands out for its ability to support vital patient care while ensuring compliance with HIPAA regulations.

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Valant

APRIL 2, 2024

Performance Reporting: The ability to focus on metrics such as patient retention, insurance aging, and billing documentation status goes a long way towards practice efficiency. For example, analyzing financial data within the EHR can help practices optimize billing processes.

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Health Prime

JANUARY 24, 2024

The easy follow-up of patients using telemonitoring solutions and the augmented access to internet services will continue increasing telemedicine delivery. Learn more about this in our blog Optimize your telemedicine appointments with these best practices.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

” The last paragraph of the press release states: “All work related to Ascension’s engagement with Google is HIPAA compliant and underpinned by a robust data security and protection effort and adherence to Ascension’s strict requirements for data handling.” health care. Out-of-network costs?

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EvidenceCare

APRIL 16, 2024

Regulatory Standards CERT (comprehensive error rate testing) is a program administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that utilizes Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) to review medical records and identify potential billing errors. This helps reduce anxiety and allows staff to practice their responses.

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Valant

MARCH 1, 2024

Compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPAA ) and other laws/regulations is mandatory. In addition, complying with HIPAA protects your patients, your practice, and helps you avoid fines and penalties. Your EHR software can help with HIPAA compliance.

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