The HIPAA Journal

JULY 4, 2024

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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CollaborateMD

MARCH 20, 2025

It can bring a refreshing shift from scattered patient files and billing information to seamless, stress-free workflows and revenue management. Billing and Claims Management : Ensure smooth processes for medical billing , insurance claims, and payment collection. What happens if systems are mismatched?

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Arkenea

JULY 8, 2024

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

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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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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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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 20, 2025

Earlier this month, a bipartisan pair of senators reintroduced the Genomic Data Protection Act, which aims to regulate the genetic data collected by direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing companies, which are not bound by the HIPAA Rules. Cassidy, Ranking Member of the U.S. In the white paper, Sen.

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The HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The post 20,000-Record Data Breaches Reported by Axis Health System & Gandara Mental Health Center appeared first on The HIPAA Journal. Systems and data have now been restored and additional safeguards have been implemented to strengthen security.

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Prism Career Institute

APRIL 15, 2025

Legal Standards for a Medical Assistant to Follow As a medical assistant goes about their work, they must adhere to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) , which limits a healthcare provider’s ability to share patient information.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2021

The first chart tells us that most patients want access to various cuts of their medical information: 9 in 10 people seek lab test results, their medical history, a list of prescription drugs and medicines, vital signs, immunization history, treatment plans, and radiology images and reports. One pillar of that trust is privacy.

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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. This helps prevent billing issues and provides smooth operations during the busy holiday season.

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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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Arkenea

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Increased Efficiency and Productivity Mobile EHR apps streamline routine tasks such as patient scheduling, charting, prescription writing, and billing. Secure and HIPAA-Compliant When we’re dealing with patients’ medical histories and other sensitive data, it’s not just about privacy; it’s about trust.

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Arkenea

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Bill payment and finances feature is integrated within the patient portal to not only eliminate duplicate entries and clogged workflows but also to maintain healthcare price transparency. Bill Pay and Finances Bill pay and finances are integrated with the patient portal for streamlined payment processes for the patients and providers.

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New York Medical Career Training Center

AUGUST 26, 2019

Examines the clinical applications within the specialty of abdominal sonography including interpretation of normal and abnormal sonographic patterns, pathology, related clinical signs and symptoms, normal variants and clinical laboratory tests. HIPAA 10 Hours. Male Pelvic Sonography 45 Hours. OB 1st Trimester 140 Hours.

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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. Any data collected, stored and transmitted via the app needs to be compliant with HIPAA security and privacy rules. Telemedicine billing has been simplified.

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ACI Medical & Dental School

MARCH 9, 2024

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. Ability to spot errors in medical records or billing information and correct them promptly.

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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. A potential litmus tests is that a good EHR should allow you to send out assessments through their patient portal.

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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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Ciox

AUGUST 21, 2023

HIE platforms serve as intermediaries, enabling the exchange of EHR data, diagnostic test results, imaging reports, and other relevant clinical data in a standardized and secure manner. Why is Interoperability in Healthcare Important?

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Arkenea

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Grocery Shopping List For a healthy diet everyone needs a strict grocery shopping list, so this feature fits the bill perfectly. The app can be tried and tested before giving it the finishing touch. Front-end developer also fixes bugs and tests the application for usability.

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MedAssistantEDU.org

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

They must maintain privacy by following the HIPAA compliance guidelines. NHA CCMA examination has questions from the seven domains to test the skills and knowledge of a medical assistant. Duration Of NHA CCMA Exam The CCMA exam lasts for 3 hours and consists of 150 scoring questions and 30 pre-test questions.

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Valant

MARCH 30, 2024

These types of assessments can include standardized psychological tests, clinical interviews, and symptom inventories. 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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Arkenea

AUGUST 16, 2024

This usually includes name, demographics, fitness goals, and billing. So, they may or may not be safeguarded with HIPAA regulations. However, if a company is developing a fitness app that demands medical records, then users have to check if the app is HIPAA compliant or not. For this select a tech stack.

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Arkenea

AUGUST 15, 2024

This usually includes name, demographics, fitness goals, and billing. So, they may or may not be safeguarded with HIPAA regulations. However, if a company is developing a fitness app that demands medical records, then users have to check if the app is HIPAA compliant or not. For this select a tech stack.

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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. UnitedHealth Provides $2.5B The recovery process has been slow for Change Healthcare.

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CollaborateMD

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Well, there is, and it could fast become your medical billing secret weapon. Introducing broadcast messaging and SMS billing. Now’s the time to embrace the growing trend of SMS texts and broadcast messaging in medical billing. In this article, we’ll look at the rise of SMS and broadcast messaging in healthcare.

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Arkenea

DECEMBER 2, 2024

It also minimized human errors by ensuring an optimized medical billing process. Every patient profile is accessible to patients for updating and editing data as mandated under the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). Online payments allow patients to self-manage their bills and balances.

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Ciox

AUGUST 3, 2023

This lack of interoperability in healthcare results in: Inefficient Care: Without access to comprehensive patient records, healthcare providers may need to duplicate tests and procedures, leading to inefficiencies and increased healthcare costs. This ensures that the specialists are well-informed about the pregnancy and any potential risks.

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Arkenea

MARCH 5, 2025

This can include billing systems, appointment scheduling software, or other clinical systems, enhancing overall efficiency and interoperability. Testing and Implementation After the EHR system has been customized, it undergoes rigorous testing to ensure that all changes function as intended and that the system is free from bugs or errors.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 27, 2022

More granularly, most consumers (over two-thirds) were concerned about allowing apps or sites to access their location data, online banking, accepting cookies on sites, creating new accounts on apps or sites, sharing health information with apps or sites, online shopping, paying bills, and so on.

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Health Populi

JULY 1, 2019

In some ways the UHG/PLM deal is a bit of a Rorschach test for those intersecting with the health care field, be they providers, payers, researchers, or patients; one’s view of this deal is intrinsically intertwined with the pre-existing perceptions of the observer. Not really.

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CollaborateMD

APRIL 29, 2025

To combat these burdens, therapists are turning to better practice management solutions, including effective billing software. Accurate, timely billing ensures that you get paid for services, keeps your practice financially healthy, and allows you more time to focus on what matters mostyour patients. How can this technology help?

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Health Prime

MARCH 13, 2025

Safeguarding patient information and ensuring data security is always the highest priority in medical billing. With the expansion of digital healthcare information systems, security and regulatory compliancesuch as HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) have become not only best practices but also legal requirements.

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Valant

APRIL 21, 2025

For example, staff members who handle billing need insurance information, but not detailed clinical notes. Practices should define role-based access levels, granting providers full clinical access while limiting administrative staff to only scheduling and billing permissions. Inspect physical security measures (e.g.,

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The HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2022

It has been several years since new HIPAA regulations have been signed into law, but HIPAA changes in 2022 are expected. The last update to the HIPAA Rules was the HIPAA Omnibus Rule in 2013, which introduced new requirements mandated by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.

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