Retention of medical records
Is there a HIPAA standard for the retention of medical records and billing information? The HIPAA privacy rule does not provide specific requirements for the retention of medical or billing... Read More >
Patient emails
Email is becoming a frequent way to communicate with patients. However, you must concern yourself with HIPAA s privacy issues. Your office policy should state that patients must first give... Read More >
Payment to Physician or Other Supplier for Diagnostic Tests Subject to the Anti-Markup Payment Limitation
nbsp The Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS is revising the section of the Medicare Claims Processing Manual to implement changes to CFR section . that were made in... Read More >
Breaking bad habits at work
Sometimes bad habits are fairly innocuous. However in the workplace, they can ruin a career and disrupt internal business. The January issue of the Journal of Accountancy www.journalofaccountancy.com listed work... Read More >
Are small providers exempt from HIPAA?
nbsp The term small providers originates in the Administrative Simplification Compliance Act ASCA , the law which requires those providers submitters who bill Medicare to submit only electronic claims to... Read More >
Employee engagement is a key to practice success
I recently finished reading Don Lowman s book Closing the Engagement Gap, which is based on a study of , employees around the globe. Great companies i.e your medical practice... Read More >
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