Practice Builders

APRIL 11, 2025

After all, the lives of patients depend on the quality of interaction between specialists. The better the professional connection, the more important things the patient will tell about his health. Unfortunately, many medical institutions face problems that interfere with coordinated work. Lets analyze. What to do?

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CollaborateMD

JUNE 20, 2025

With higher patient volumes, increasing claim complexity, and mounting financial pressure, practices must operate smarter. That’s why electric health record (EHR) integration is rapidly becoming an essential part of many medical practices. Read the blog: “Get More Done with Time-Saving Healthcare Technology.”

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Arkenea

JUNE 20, 2025

Real Time Data Synchronization EHR registration systems provide real time data synchronization across all system modules, ensuring that patient information updates are immediately available to clinical staff, billing personnel, and other authorized users. The EHR system must ensure the privacy and security of patient data at all times.

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Documentation Billing Scheduling Insurance 52

Northwest Career College

APRIL 30, 2025

HIPAA is a short form of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act , a law devised to protect patients’ personal information regarding their health conditions. A medical billing and coding professional plays a big part in ensuring that this health information is handled as it should be.

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CollaborateMD

MARCH 20, 2025

Here’s a breakdown of essential features of practice management systems : Patient Scheduling : Streamline efficient appointment booking while minimizing no-shows through automated reminders. Billing and Claims Management : Ensure smooth processes for medical billing , insurance claims, and payment collection.

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Arkenea

APRIL 8, 2025

The landscape of healthcare is constantly evolving, and with it, the need for efficient and innovative tools to manage patient care, streamline workflows, and meet regulatory compliance. One such tool that has become a staple in many medical practices is Allscripts EMR. What is Allscripts EMR?

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 27, 2025

HIPAA violation cases are compliance investigations that result from a data breach being notified to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) or a privacy complaint being submitted to OCR via the complaints portal. There are many different types of HIPAA violation cases.

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Health Prime

AUGUST 8, 2024

In today’s digital age, medical practices rely extensively on electronic systems like Electronic Health Records (EHR) , Practice Management Software (PMS), and online billing platforms to manage patient information and billing processes.

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Billing Medication Patient Records Insurance 105

Scrubs

JANUARY 22, 2024

Agendas are filled to the brim, and stacks of patient records teeter on desks, demanding attention. But what makes these scanners so integral to modern medical practice? It’s no secret that healthcare document scanners have revolutionized medical documentation.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 9, 2019

Healthcare organizations know just how important it is to comply with the HIPAA Privacy Rule to protect sensitive and unstructured data such as patient records, scripts, discharge summaries, medical forms, authorizations, prescriptions, and insurance claims.

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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. Cybersecurity is on the rise in the healthcare industry.

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Health Prime

MAY 23, 2024

The accuracy of medical coding is paramount for efficient revenue cycle management and ensuring adherence to the regulations governing the healthcare industry. Aspects to consider when choosing the right medical coding partner 1. Aspects to consider when choosing the right medical coding partner 1.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 5, 2024

The investigation involved a review of access logs to patient records, interviews with patients and employees, and a written attestation from the physician. The post Insider Breaches Reported by Providence Mission Heritage Endocrinology & Samaritan Health Services appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 15, 2025

The top HIPAA threats are threats from insiders who, either due to a lack of HIPAA training or a lack of security awareness, violate HIPAA standards or make mistakes that allow cybercriminals to access healthcare networks. Many articles listing the top HIPAA threats pretty much follow a similar theme.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 28, 2020

True Story: An employee at one New England medical practice stayed after hours to search patient records for gossip on her neighbor. […]. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Glenn Day, chief sales officer and practice leader of healthcare, HUB International.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 5, 2024

Mobile Medical Response Warns Patients About PHI Breach Mobile Medical Response, a Michigan-based provider of medical transportation and ambulance services, has announced that there has been an impermissible disclosure of patient information at one of its business associates.

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Valant

JULY 16, 2024

A clinician might record their thoughts, impressions, and feelings about the conversation, along with important details and topics they want to pursue next time. They don’t appear in medical records and cannot be shared with a third party except by the patient’s written consent.

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Appointments Documentation HIPAA Follow-Up 98

Health Prime

JANUARY 8, 2025

Medical billing audits are a great tool for achieving compliance and safeguarding revenue. Regular audits help medical practices stay on top of these changes and comply with coding and billing rules defined by the CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and private payers. Why do these audits matter?

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Billing Medication Follow-Up Documentation 52

CollaborateMD

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Medical billing plays a critical role in the financial stability of healthcare providers. Fortunately, medical billing software offers a solution to the challenges healthcare providers face. By minimizing potential errors in the claims processing, we can alleviate distress for our patients, colleagues, and finance departments.

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Northwest Career College

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Medical administrative assistants perform many functions and help facilitate the smooth operation of medical offices, clinics, and hospitals. Medical administration is a gratifying job, though it may be challenging. Ensuring timely care for the patients.

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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! But, what do medical coders and billers do? The American Medical Association (AMA) reported that as of spring of 2023, the U.S. And why are they in demand? uses the same codes.

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CollaborateMD

JANUARY 31, 2024

The right medical billing software streamlines this process, making it quicker and more accurate. The added efficiency gives you more time for patient care and reduces administrative headaches.  This article breaks down chiropractic medical billing software. It updates patient records with insurance changes automatically.

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Billing Medication Follow-Up Insurance 52

WSMDA

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

This makes a NY phlebotomy certification one of the fastest and easiest ways to get your foot in the door within the medical industry. Having to make multiple stabs is unprofessional, and extremely uncomfortable for patients. HIPAA regulations cover all healthcare professionals.

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Arkenea

AUGUST 16, 2024

Some of the repercussions of data breaches include financial fraud, identity theft, and harm to patient’s life. So, to avoid this, regulatory bodies have implemented regulations such as HIPAA, FDA, HITRUST, FHIR, and more. These rules protect the privacy and security of healthcare data or ePHI.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

One reason is because a medical data breach is more valuable than a hack of, say, consumers’ credit card identities. The fact is that HIPAA may not cover all of these data flows. Since HIMSS18, Apple has expanded its footprint and collaborations in health, with hospitals, tech developers, and patients.

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Arkenea

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The electronic health record (EHR) lies at the heart of this transformation, providing a comprehensive, real-time digital view of a patient’s medical history. Having patient records and important data on their mobile device empowers them to offer timely and accurate care, regardless of location.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MARCH 12, 2025

Clear and Credible Regulatory Strategy Investors expect a defined regulatory roadmap early in the fundraising process, particularly for companies developing biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, AI-driven diagnostics, and digital therapeutics. Regulatory ambiguity is a dealbreaker. Data ownership and access must be clearly defined.

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Arkenea

AUGUST 15, 2024

EMR (Electronic Medical Records) are the backbone of healthcare organizations. EMR software conveniently offers access to medical records, helps with appointments, and generates billing. EMR API integration acts as a gamechanger for the electronic medical records software.

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Northwest Career College

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

As a dental administrative assistant, one of your priorities will be to ensure patient confidentiality by keeping personal and medical information private and secure. Patient confidentiality is a legal obligation and a basis for trust between patients and healthcare providers.

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Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

AUGUST 2, 2024

So, it will be exciting if we can use AI to let humans focus on things like communicating with patients, having difficult conversations, or doing complicated procedures. And I think people will be happier doing those things instead of digging through a confusing medical record.” developed) using enormous amounts of data.

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HIPAA Insurance Collaboration Scheduling 52

Arkenea

AUGUST 15, 2024

Some of the repercussions of data breaches include financial fraud, identity theft, and harm to patient’s life. So, to avoid this, regulatory bodies have implemented regulations such as HIPAA, FDA, HITRUST, FHIR, and more. These rules protect the privacy and security of healthcare data or ePHI.

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Medical Advantage

APRIL 4, 2024

This broad category encompasses telehealth, telemedicine, and various digital healthcare solutions, aiming to create a seamless, comprehensive digital care plan for patients. This system stands out for its ability to support vital patient care while ensuring compliance with HIPAA regulations.

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Valant

MARCH 30, 2024

It ensures that important information is recorded for future reference and can be used as a baseline. A patient’s medical history, presenting concerns, treatment preferences, and any relevant psychosocial factors should all be documented. Electronic forms allow practices to collect patient information digitally.

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Medical Advantage

MARCH 8, 2024

Here’s a brief overview of athenahealth features for each platform: Electronic health record s (EHR): Improves clinical outcomes in practices and hospitals, where healthcare providers can view their daily operations through the lens of a robust EHR service. One of the standout features of athenaClinicals is its intuitive interface.

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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. We are committed to providing relief for people affected by this malicious attack on the U.S.

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Arkenea

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The Covid-19 pandemic is a key reason for the surge in patient portal usage in today’s time. A patient portal is a mobile and/or web-based solution that offers access to healthcare and medical data (health records, personal profiles, payments, etc.) Types of Patient Portals 1. at any given time.

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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. The scorecard website provides details for each of the medical record organizations reviewed. Boy, was I wrong.

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