The HIPAA Journal

MAY 2, 2024

Data Breach Insights Healthcare accounted for 28% of data breach incidents, followed by finance and insurance (17%), business and professional services (15%), and education (13%). The biggest known root cause of all incidents was the exploitation of unpatched vulnerabilities (23% of incidents) followed by phishing (20%).

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Health Prime

MAY 23, 2024

It is also vital that your practice ensures that the coding partner and its staff hold relevant certifications, such as Certified Professional Coder (CPC) or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS). When speaking with prospective medical coding partners, make sure to find out how they follow compliance rules. Most of them are above 98.5%.

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 2, 2024

The purpose of HIPAA compliance software is to provide a framework to guide a HIPAA-covered entity or business associate through the process of becoming HIPAA-compliant and ensuring continued compliance with HIPAA and HITECH Act Rules.

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CareerStep

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Medical billing professionals, on the other hand, are responsible for submitting claims and following up with health insurance companies to collect payment. Following up on unpaid claims and initiating appeals for denied ones within standard billing cycle timeframes. uses the same codes.

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MedVA

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Benefits of Integrating Virtual Medical Assistants into Medical Practices Adding Virtual Medical Assistants (VMAs) to medical practices opens up a wide range of benefits that improve total efficiency and care for patients. VMAs become more than just a tool when they can be set up in a way that fits each person’s needs.

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NHA Now

APRIL 29, 2020

Advice: Healthcare employers want to know that you are keeping up with changing trends, policies and technologies. If that's the case, focus on your education and certification(s), especially if you have hands-on experience through an externship or volunteer opportunity. ." - Real testimony and a great example response from Erin M.,

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MedAssistantEDU.org

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Once the applicants have qualified for the comprehensive examination, they earn the accredited national certification. The syllabus includes specific modules for training in a particular area that prepare candidates for the national certification exams like CMA, CCMA, etc.

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