HIPAA
Make Sure You Know How to Meet Version 5010 Level II Compliance
The Version 5010 compliance deadline is less than 90 days away. All entities covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) must be ready to implement the Version 5010 transaction standards by December 31, 2011. In order to meet this compliance deadline, you need to conduct both Level I Internal Testing, and Level [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Health system settles HIPAA claims for $865,500
The University of California at Los Angeles Health System (UCLAHS) has settled claims that it violated HIPAA privacy and security rules. The settlement stemmed from two complaints filed by celebrity patients between 2005 and 2008. The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR’s) investigation indicated that unauthorized employees repeatedly looked at the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )HIPAA Privacy Slides in self playing video format with recorded narration
Uploaded by lass9531 on Sep 12, 2010 Dallas L Alford IV, CPA is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of North Carolina and owner of Atlantic Financial Consulting, a consulting firm that provides comprehensive medical billing services, practice management consulting, coding audits, Medicare compliance, Medicare RAC support and other general medical [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )HIPAAHITECH Compliance for mHealth and EPHI Initiatives
Uploaded by MaaStersCenter on Jul 13, 2010 Learn how Fiberlink’s MaaS360 Healthcare IT Compliance Service helps you meet the requirements of EPHI and avoid costly disclosure penalties of the HITECH Act for your mobile devices. Dallas L Alford IV, CPA is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of North Carolina and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Proposed regulation released on HIPAA privacy accounting of disclosures
The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a proposed regulation outlining new requirements for accounting of disclosures under the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The proposal details an individual’s right to a full accounting, for up to three previous years, of all disclosures of their health information, including those disclosures made [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Effects of the ICD-10 Transition on Provider Practices
With the ICD-10 transition approaching, you may be wondering what will change in your practice. The ICD-10 transition affects everyone covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), even those who do not submit Medicare claims. If you are a provider, here are a few of the many areas where the transition to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )What you Should Know About the GEMS and Partial Code Freeze
General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created the national version of the GEMs to ensure that consistency in national data is maintained. The GEMs are tools that act mainly as a crosswalk between the ICD–9 and ICD–10 codes. You can look [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Rural Health Open Door Forum
**Updated May 20, 2011 – The proposed agenda for the next Rural Health Open Door Forum scheduled for Tuesday, May 24, 2011 from 2:00pm – 3:00pmET is as follows: Opening remarks; announcements & updates; IPPS/CAH; HIPAA Version 5010 Standards; Telemedicine Update. If you wish to participate, dial 1-800-837-1935 Conference ID 50110545. Please see the full [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )HIPAA HAPPENS
Uploaded by SimCenterofLasVegas on Nov 8, 2010 HIPAA HAPPENS is a film produced by the Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas to highlight the pitfalls many health care professionals make in violating HIPAA laws. HIPAA is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. For more information about HIPAA please visit http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/ HIPAA HAPPENS [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )HIPAA announcement! 02 17 2010
Uploaded by medicfusion on Feb 17, 2010 Dallas L Alford IV, CPA is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of North Carolina and owner of Atlantic Financial Consulting, a consulting firm that provides comprehensive medical billing services, practice management consulting, coding audits, Medicare compliance, Medicare RAC support and other general medical practice consulting [...]
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