The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2024

OCR recently announced that due to the impact of the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, the decision had been taken to investigate Change Healthcare promptly to establish whether it was compliant with the HIPAA Rules. pharmacies and serves 129 million patients. The recovery process has been slow for Change Healthcare.

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Valant

MAY 2, 2024

By leveraging technology, clinicians can deliver better patient care and optimize their financial performance. An EHR makes administrative tasks, such as appointment scheduling and billing, faster and easier. The value an EHR provides outweighs the investment.

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Documentation Patient Care Billing HIPAA 102

Medical Advantage

APRIL 4, 2024

This broad category encompasses telehealth, telemedicine, and various digital healthcare solutions, aiming to create a seamless, comprehensive digital care plan for patients. This system stands out for its ability to support vital patient care while ensuring compliance with HIPAA regulations.

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HIPAA Follow-Up Best Practices Communication 40

Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Without it, doctors can’t access updated patient records for proper treatment; billing departments are unable to correctly process insurance claims; and research teams are limited in their ability to uncover new findings. […]. By Dan Potter, vice president of product marketing, Attunity, a division of Qlik.

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Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

AUGUST 2, 2024

And I think people will be happier doing those things instead of digging through a confusing medical record.” For example, instead of hiring a billing specialist and also a scheduler, they might hire an AI biller and scheduler for a fraction of the price,” he said. “It’s

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HIPAA Insurance Collaboration Scheduling 52

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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HIPAA Documentation Best Practices Appointments 40

Valant

MARCH 30, 2024

While EHR systems features vary across vendors, many allow you to access patient records, including intake forms, assessments, and treatment plans in one place. Some even integrate the entire patient intake process, from prospective patient management , to intake paperwork, to scheduling, and all the way through to billing.

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Ciox

AUGUST 3, 2023

This fragmentation poses a significant challenge for healthcare providers striving to deliver patient-centric care. Missed Opportunities: Critical medical insights may remain hidden within the siloed data, leading to missed opportunities for accurate diagnoses and timely patient interventions.

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Unit Organization and Environment Medical History Transfers Tests 40

CareerStep

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

If you’ve ever considered a job in healthcare but don’t want to work directly with patients, medical billing and coding may be a good fit! Medical billing and coding professionals are aging out–as in retiring–and there aren’t enough qualified people to replace them. They’re used for billing and insurance reasons.

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Billing Medical Coding Medication Certification 52

Medical Advantage

MARCH 8, 2024

Here’s a brief overview of athenahealth features for each platform: Electronic health record s (EHR): Improves clinical outcomes in practices and hospitals, where healthcare providers can view their daily operations through the lens of a robust EHR service. One of the standout features of athenaClinicals is its intuitive interface.

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Billing Appointments Scheduling Patient Care 52