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Medical billing audits: A proactive approach to compliance and revenue protection 

Health Prime

Electronic Health Records (EHR) and practice management systems are goldmines of information. Review Documentation: Review the patient record, encounter forms, and billing documents for completeness and accuracy. The practice should comply with HIPAA regulations and every other applicable law.

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3 potential data and compliance breaches in your medical billing 

Health Prime

Unauthorized access to patient records Unauthorized access to patient records is one of the most significant data security threats in medical billing. This breach can occur when employees or external hackers gain access to sensitive patient information without proper authorization.

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Healthcare Data Security Breach: What to Do If Your Records Have Been Hacked

Scrubs

These data breaches have affected millions of patients, putting their sensitive healthcare information at risk. In 2018, the healthcare sector saw 15 million patient records compromised across 503 breaches, which was three times the amount seen in 2017. The number of healthcare data breaches keeps going up year after year.

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6 aspects to consider when choosing the right medical coding partner for your practice 

Health Prime

These industry regulations include the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Read more about this in our blog How to make sure your Business Associates are HIPAA Compliant. Subscribe to our Health Prime blog. At Health Prime, we are here to assist you as your coding partner!

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Why Good communication Matters in Healthcare

Practice Builders

Online Patient Databases Digital tools and cloud databases give healthcare professionals the ability to quickly access patient data, effectively share information, and collaborate seamlessly during treatment. However, such platforms must be HIPAA compliant. Sharing Patient Data Externally Patient records are very important.

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Consumer Trust, Privacy and Healthcare – Considering #HIMSS18 in the Stark Light of Facebook and Cambridge Analytica

Health Populi

Here’s what we-know-we know about health care, privacy, and security: briefly, • HIPAA covers patients’ PHI that is held by covered entities and shared with contracted business associates. Amon the five industries they tracked, healthcare accounted for 1 in 4 total breaches in 2017, exposing over five million patient records.

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Therapy Notes vs. Progress Notes

Valant

In fact, providers whose patients request these notes may want to think long and hard about granting the request. Notes that contain a therapist’s private impressions and interpretations of patient conversations may contain information that would not benefit the patient.