Valant

JULY 16, 2024

Failing to follow best practices for therapy notes and progress notes can have legal and professional repercussions. HIPAA regulates that therapy notes be stored separately from progress notes. The following is not an exhaustive list and state laws may apply, so check regulations in your state. What are Therapy Notes?

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Scrubs

AUGUST 22, 2023

Just this year alone, we’ve seen some of the largest and most alarming healthcare data breaches in history, including those related to the American Medical Collection Agency, insurer Dominion National, and Inmediata Health Group, just to name a few. The number of healthcare data breaches keeps going up year after year.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2024

billion in loans to healthcare providers under its temporary funding program to help ease the financial strain caused by delays to the processing of insurance claims and providers will have 45 days to pay back the loans. United Health Group has also confirmed that it has paid out more than $3.3 40% of the $3.3

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CollaborateMD

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Understanding Medical Billing Challenges Medical billing is a complex process that involves managing patient data, coding, insurance claims, and regulatory compliance. The software reduces the likelihood of errors with automated features to ensure that proper codes are used, and the updated claims rules and regulations are followed.

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Health Prime

MAY 23, 2024

When speaking with prospective medical coding partners, make sure to find out how they follow compliance rules. They should give you a list of compliance procedures they take as a company and how they ensure each employee is following rules and regulations. Most of them are above 98.5%. Reach out to us at sales@hpiinc.com.

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Health Populi

JULY 24, 2023

In the program’s FAQs, one question clearly addresses this, transparently and in layperson’s terms: Q: “Do I need health insurance to use GNC Health?” ” A: “Nope — insurance isn’t needed or accepted.” Here’s the list of those top-of-mind healthcare worries for U.S.

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CollaborateMD

JANUARY 31, 2024

Then, we’ll discuss keeping patient data safe and following health laws.  From checking your needs to setting up the software, this guide has you covered.  Claim Submissions The software streamlines submitting claims to insurance companies. This speeds up reimbursements.  It sends claims to insurance companies quickly. 

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Billing Medication Follow-Up Insurance 52

Health Populi

JULY 26, 2022

billion investment makes ONEM the third largest acquisition in Amazon’s portfolio, following Whole Foods at $13.7 For the former, Amazon leadership is talking up the company’s expertise in consumer experience and delight, efficiency and engagement (which I addressed in yesterday’s Day 1 post ).

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MedVA

DECEMBER 7, 2023

When administrative tasks pile up, your team will begin bringing work with them mentally and literally, worrying about work. A MedVA Virtual Medical assistant can assist in replying to insurance companies, entering data, and freeing up valuable time for physicians to concentrate on patient care.

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Medical Assistant Medication Appointments Follow-Up 52

Arkenea

JULY 12, 2024

A referral process involves obtaining patient information such as insurance details, and demographics; also scheduling appointments. It also helps to maintain the flow of data between healthcare providers, allowing for timely interventions, follow-up care, and medications.

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Medication Follow-Up Appointments Tests 52

Arkenea

AUGUST 15, 2024

An EMR API integration involves linking in-house EMR to third-party services such as insurance management, billing portals, appointment booking platforms and more. This seamless flow of information allows providers to speed up treatment. Developers are required to adhere to HIPAA compliance during API integration.

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CollaborateMD

JANUARY 5, 2024

According to EverHealth , one of the most important considerations is the software “must comply with healthcare regulations and standards, such as HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) in the United States, to ensure patient data is protected and privacy is maintained.”

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Billing Medication Follow-Up Insurance 52

Valant

JANUARY 30, 2024

External Audit Requirements In the behavioral health field, audits involve a comprehensive examination of a practice’s compliance with regulations and standards, such as those from states and insurance providers. And keeping up with evolving audit requirements is essential, as regulations are updated or revised.

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Billing Documentation Follow-Up Best Practices 52

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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MedVA

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

A medical virtual assistant is someone who works from a remote location and can help you with everyday jobs like communicating with clients, sending out invoices, and typing up documents. But it’s up to YOU to decide what a virtual medical assistant can do for you. What Can a Medical Virtual Assistant Do for Practices?

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Medication Medical Assistant Follow-Up HIPAA 52

Doximity

DECEMBER 20, 2022

I use it regularly for faxing prior authorizations and clinical documents to insurance companies as well as calling patients when working remotely.” Jordan Orofino, PharmD, Chicago, IL To sum up, here are the benefits for U.S. pharmacists using Doximity's HIPAA-compliant telepharmacy suite: Doximity Dialer is free for all U.S.

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Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

Most of these live video calls were also done through a service offered by consumers’ health care providers (doctors/clinicians), followed by services offered by insurance companies. Willingness in sharing health data with insurers, pharmacies, research institutions all fell between 2019 and 2020.

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Ciox

JULY 20, 2023

By incorporating SDOH data, insights showed the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on African American, Hispanic, and low-income populations, including: African Americans and Hispanics make up a larger than expected share of both cases and deaths.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

This has a chilling effect on women visiting a doctor, picking up a prescription from a pharmacy, or taking other necessary actions to support their health,” said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. Many Americans are scared their private medical information will be shared, misused, and disclosed without permission.

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HIPAA Follow-Up Patient Records Medication 81

Ciox

AUGUST 3, 2023

This automation reduces administrative workload for healthcare staff, freeing up valuable time that can be redirected towards patient care, ultimately improving operational efficiency. By following these regulations, HIE ensures that patient data is handled in a compliant and ethical manner.

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Unit Organization and Environment Medical History Transfers Tests 40

MedAssistantEDU.org

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Different categories of medical assistant certifications- Medical assistant certifications can be of the following type- a) Distance learning – In distance learning, the candidates learn their syllabus online over a period at the comfort of their home. They must maintain privacy by following the HIPAA compliance guidelines.

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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 HIPAA Patient Centered Care Scheduling 52

CareerStep

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

They’re used for billing and insurance reasons. Think of it as a simplified language for a patient’s medical history, because every doctor and insurance company in the U.S Checking patient insurance coverage and eligibility before billing. Adhering to HIPAA regulations, ensuring patient confidentiality at all times.

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Billing Medical Coding Medication Certification 52

EvidenceCare

APRIL 16, 2024

Traditional Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage vs commercial insurance). HIPAA regulations: Ensure patient privacy is protected throughout the documentation process. This process is lengthy, taking an average of three review rounds and delaying payments up to six months, which hurts both hospitals’ finances and patient satisfaction.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

health care, with hospital costs following in second place, seen in the December 2022 KFF Health Tracking Poll. That purchaser takes the form of both the employer-sponsor of health care insurance for workers, and the patient-as-payer herself. One in three consumers pointed to prescription drugs as the highest spending category in U.S.

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Health Populi

JULY 1, 2019

For more color, read Jane’s April 2008 report, “The Wisdom of Patients,” where she wrote about PLM in its start-up phase (see section on page 20 entitled “ An Ongoing, Live Outcomes Study ”). data remain with a separate entity with a Board made up of Americans? Give people’s data to a big insurer? But the U.S. How could you?”.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 19, 2019

HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act that was legislated in 1996, isn’t sufficiently robust to deal with the nature of this health information 23 years after that law was first implemented. In contrast, average escalations would be 2, days to send 8, and follow-up calls 3.

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Health Populi

JUNE 25, 2024

Richard: Our healthcare system is a complex dance between Payers (Insurance Companies) and Providers (Doctors, Hospitals, and in the case of Amedisys – Home Health, Hospice, and Palliative Care.) As a simple example, think about something as benign as an annual check-up. Criminals don’t have to follow the rules. In the U.S.,

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HIPAA Follow-Up Patient Safety Hospital 62