The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 28, 2025

The unnamed vendor notified Concord Orthopaedics about the security incident on November 21, 2024, after it was determined there had been unauthorized access to the patient registration and appointment scheduling software.

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Mobius MD

JANUARY 1, 2025

You must maintain an online presence, manage scheduling, and securely communicate with patients. Knowing the right medical practice software tools – for scheduling, documentation, clinical decision support, and more – will make your life much easier. Subscribers also get access to Mobius MDs leading medical dictation tools.

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Medication Scheduling Communication Documentation 52

Valant

AUGUST 2, 2024

Telehealth Capabilities HIPAA-compliant telehealth capabilities allow you to treat patients remotely in individual or group therapy sessions. Billing and Coding Support A good EHR can help you avoid common billing errors for a smoother, more dependable revenue cycle. Communication with patients is a key part of this.

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Billing Medical History HIPAA Collaboration 98

Health Prime

MARCH 6, 2024

Additionally, it allows patients to: Access their medical records Schedule appointments Receive important updates This seamless communication fosters patient engagement , leading to increased satisfaction and loyalty. Time and cost savings A patient portal significantly reduces administrative overhead.

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Communication HIPAA Billing Appointments 98

Arkenea

APRIL 8, 2025

The EMR operates as a centralized digital hub for healthcare providers, enabling them to manage patient records, schedule appointments, write prescriptions, and access diagnostic tools. Automation Across Workflows : Automates time-consuming administrative tasks like scheduling, billing, and reporting, allowing staff to focus on patient care.

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Billing Scheduling Appointments Patient Care 52

CollaborateMD

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Medical billing plays a critical role in the financial stability of healthcare providers. Fortunately, medical billing software offers a solution to the challenges healthcare providers face. The impact of billing challenges is felt by healthcare providers and patients. They can have significant consequences for patients.

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Billing Medication Follow-Up HIPAA 52

CollaborateMD

JANUARY 5, 2024

These days, billing can be complex. It makes billing simpler and more accurate. The medical billing market is growing fast. This growth shows just how vital medical billing is becoming. This growth shows just how vital medical billing is becoming. Medical billing software comes with many helpful features.

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Billing Medication Follow-Up Insurance 52

CollaborateMD

JANUARY 31, 2024

Navigating piles of billing paperwork drains your time and energy. The right medical billing software streamlines this process, making it quicker and more accurate. This article breaks down chiropractic medical billing software. Then, we’ll show you how it helps keep your billing process moving along smoothly.

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Billing Medication Follow-Up Insurance 52

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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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. To get a customized demo of AdmissionCare for your hospital, schedule with us today !

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Valant

JUNE 2, 2024

You’ll also need to manage, or at least oversee the management of, daily administrative tasks like scheduling, billing , and staff supervision. You’ll also be responsible for ensuring that your practice is HIPAA compliant. It’s common to feel nervous or uncertain about these new responsibilities.

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Communication HIPAA Patient Care Scheduling 102

Valant

MAY 2, 2024

An EHR makes administrative tasks, such as appointment scheduling and billing, faster and easier. EHRs help ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, such as HIPAA, by providing built-in security measures and audit trails to track access to patient information. The value an EHR provides outweighs the investment.

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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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Billing Patient Centered Care HIPAA Follow-Up 52

Valant

JULY 5, 2024

Centralized Scheduling: Implement a centralized patient scheduling system to manage appointments effectively and reduce issues such as overbooking or no-shows. Patient Data Security: Telehealth platforms must comply with HIPAA and other regulations to ensure patient data is secure.

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Arkenea

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Key Takeaways Care visit scheduler is one of the prominent patient portal examples as it allows patients to select appointments as per their routine, reduces wait time, improves accessibility, and is user-friendly. Care Visit Scheduler Care visit scheduler aids in online appointment bookings for patients.

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Appointments Scheduling Billing Communication 52

MedVA

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Instead of hiring temps who may need to be trained in HIPAA compliance or having your staff play Holiday-Time-Off Bingo, it may be time for your practice to hire a virtual medical assistant from MedVA. Schedule Assistance: Virtual medical assistants excel in managing appointment schedules, ensuring that patients are accommodated efficiently.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 6, 2025

Sandhills used a vendor (Netgain Technologies) for electronic storage of its scheduling, billing, and reporting systems. Consider a scenario where, in anticipation of receiving healthcare, Appellant provided her PII and billing information to Sandhills but never showed up for her appointment.

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ACI Medical & Dental School

MARCH 9, 2024

Scheduling patient appointments. Assisting with billing and coding , and updating electronic health records (EHR). Knowledge of medical billing and coding processes. Ability to maintain confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA regulations. Assisting with patient check-in and check-out. Data entry accuracy and speed.

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Northwest Career College

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Handle Large Volume of Patient Scheduling Managing patient appointments is one of the most significant challenges for a medical administrative assistant. Scheduling is complex and hard when numerous patients and doctors are present, along with multiple medical procedures. Insurance management and billing.

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Arkenea

MARCH 14, 2025

However, any protected health information (PHI) that your app collects or stores needs to be safeguarded against malicious forces to remain compliant under HIPAA regulations. Appointment scheduling feature Appointment scheduling is one of the basic features and functionalities in a healthcare app that patients expect.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

APRIL 28, 2023

Medicare beneficiaries may receive telehealth services listed in the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule while located in their homes. Billing requirements vary state by state. State requirements for approved state plan amendments vary as outlined in CMS’s State Medicaid and CHIP Telehealth Toolkit.

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Valant

MARCH 14, 2024

EHRs streamline these tasks by automating routine, repetitive processes such as appointment scheduling , patient communications, and insurance claims processing. Regulatory Compliance Any behavioral health practice must adhere to strict regulatory requirements, such as HIPAA and MIPS reporting, to ensure patient privacy and data security.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

need a new-and-improved HIPAA or more over-arching new national privacy law like a USGDPR? What options do people have to opt out of sharing their personal/social data? What does “de-identification” mean in this scenario? Does the U.S.

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Appointments Insurance HIPAA Billing 95

Arkenea

AUGUST 15, 2024

EMR software conveniently offers access to medical records, helps with appointments, and generates billing. With EMR API integration, organizations can streamline billing, appointment booking, and more such processes. Developers are required to adhere to HIPAA compliance during API integration. Here’s how it is done.

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MedVA

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

These smart virtual assistants can handle a wide range of tasks, from making appointments and taking care of billing to more specialized tasks like getting patients involved, keeping track of medical records, and even helping with preliminary diagnoses.

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Medical Assistant Medication Follow-Up HIPAA 52

Valant

APRIL 2, 2024

An EHR that is specifically intended for behavioral health practices can offer important features, such as better clinical documentation, tailored billing functionality, and a high-quality patient portal. Can the EHR streamline patient intake processes and appointment scheduling? How does the EHR handle insurance and billing?

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Billing Documentation Scheduling Communication 40

Valant

JANUARY 30, 2024

Adhering to regulations—HIPAA is the most widely known—is one way to help ensure that confidentiality. Reimbursement policies govern how services are billed and reimbursed by payers such as Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance companies. A practice’s billing will need to align with all legal and regulatory requirements.

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Medical Advantage

MARCH 8, 2024

Practice management: Provides a single real-time medical billing dashboard to track all claim and appointment-related tasks, helping to maintain schedule density and optimize practice operations. athenaCollector : Streamlines the process of billing, collections, and patient payments.

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Billing Appointments Scheduling Patient Care 52

MedVA

DECEMBER 7, 2023

At MedVA, our highly trained virtual medical assistant can help efficiently organize patient appointments, send reminders, and handle rescheduling requests and missed appointment notifications, letting your team focus on providing quality care rather than managing complex schedules.

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Medical Assistant Medication Appointments Follow-Up 52

Northwest Career College

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

HIPAA provides standards for protecting patient information and requires healthcare providers to maintain patient information confidentially. In other words, as a dental administrative assistant, you will only be accessing information about a patient for scheduling, billing purposes, or any other reason listed as an administrative duty.

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Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

AUGUST 2, 2024

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 The massive size of these datasets makes them attractive cyberattack targets, posing a fresh challenge to HIPAA compliance.

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Valant

JULY 3, 2024

This can impact everything from scheduling and billing to patient care. Without robust support, there’s a higher risk of issues creating and submitting adequate documentation, which can affect everything from billing to treatment outcomes. Security is also crucial for remaining in compliance with regulations such as HIPAA.

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Documentation Billing Patient Care Scheduling 40

Northwest Career College

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Each has its needs, most often schedules and responsibilities. Using a centralized scheduling system can streamline shift management and reduce conflicts related to work hours, allowing all employees to focus on patient care. Challenges in Management of Staff: Balancing the schedules of various departments.

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Arkenea

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Increased Efficiency and Productivity Mobile EHR apps streamline routine tasks such as patient scheduling, charting, prescription writing, and billing. Better Patient Engagement With mobile EHR apps, patients have direct access to their medical records, lab results, and appointment schedules. or GDPR in the EU.

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Health Prime

JANUARY 24, 2024

AI and Machine Learning in medical billing: Streamlining processes In 2024, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is expected to continue its upward trajectory in the healthcare sector. Billing processes should align with these value-based models to ensure fair compensation for high-quality care. Subscribe to the Health Prime blog.

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Billing Communication Medication Appointments 52

Medical Advantage

APRIL 4, 2024

This system stands out for its ability to support vital patient care while ensuring compliance with HIPAA regulations. Features such as customizable video windows enhance the user experience, while integrated billing capabilities ensure that the administrative side of virtual consultations is handled efficiently.

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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 appointment scheduling patterns can help practices identify bottlenecks, reduce wait times, and improve overall operational efficiency.

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