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Transparency in Healthcare: How Consumers Are Taking Control of Their Medical Information

Scrubs

Under HIPAA’s privacy rule, all patients have the right to inspect, review, and receive a copy of their medical records and billing records that are held by health plans and health care providers. Claims records are not the same as clinical records, and they typically don’t include test results and diagnostic information.

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Understanding the Importance of HIPAA Compliance in Medical Billing Software 

CollaborateMD

In today’s digital age, medical billing software plays a vital role in streamlining the billing process and improving patient care. HIPAA compliance is a crucial aspect of any medical billing software. It will also help you ensure that the medical billing software you select is compliant with HIPAA requirements.

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The Pandemic Accelerated Consumers’ Digital Health Tech Ownership As Big Tech Morphs To Big Health

Health Populi

.” 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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PHI Exposed in Cyberattacks on Gaia Software & Pinnacle Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Specialists

The HIPAA Journal

Gaia Software Gaia Software, a provider of electronic medical record and billing management software services to Americare Renal Center, has mailed notification letters to patients whose protected health information was compromised in a February 2024 cyberattack. Steps have since been taken to prevent similar incidents in the future.

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Meeting Psychiatrists’ Technical Needs: A Practice Owner’s Guide to EHR

Valant

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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Unlocking the Basics of HIPAA Audit Trail

Arkenea

A variety of patient information is collected and stored in the system, from medical bills to treatment plans. HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) rules and regulations ensure that ePHI (Protected Health Information) is safe and secure from potential hackers. Capture login, logout, and access to ePHI.

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Preparing for CERT Audits and Practicing Compliant Documentation

EvidenceCare

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. The RACs are the ones conducting the audits. What triggers a CERT audit?