The federal government along with many state governments announced that it will expand telehealth services for Medicare and private insurance beneficiaries and cut back on HIPAA enforcement, the latest move to combat Covid-19. Related: Performing Telemedicine Visits in AthenaPractice (formerly … [Read more...]
Why Centricirty Billing Practices needs Third Party Professional Audits
We constantly read new stories realted to issues that cause practices to lose tremendous amounts of money, which sometesm results in personal or practice reputation. In some cases doctors lose their privilege to practice medicine because they failed to exercise proper oversight. There are many … [Read more...]
HIPAA Risks of Third-Party Applications
The United States Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a warning about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) security risks of third-party application software. Many practices pay attention only to their main computer operating system and applications, but … [Read more...]
Help! I’m Getting Audited! Phase 2 of the OCR HIPAA Audit Program
As promised, Phase 2 of Health & Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) audit program on HIPAA rule compliance is underway. If you receive a request from OCR to verify contact information, a request to complete a screening questionnaire, or are actually selected for the audit, a timely … [Read more...]
