by Advize Admin | Jan 5, 2017 | Compliance, Healthcare
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has a primary goal of protecting the confidentiality and security of healthcare in formation, and has established standards for electronic data interchange (EDI). HIPAA is celebrating its twenty-first...
by Advize Admin | Oct 19, 2015 | Compliance
If a patient is deceased, may a covered entity disclose to a family member who was involved in the patient’s care or payment for healthcare prior to the death, PHI of the deceased? Answer: Yes, unless there is an expressed statement to the contrary. (45CR...
by Advize Admin | Sep 28, 2015 | Compliance, Healthcare
In May 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a proposed rule updating its regulations. The proposed rule will authorize civil monetary penalties for “failure to report and return a known overpayment,” among...
by Advize Admin | Sep 4, 2015 | Compliance
What are the 3 core health activities where a covered entity could disclose a patient’s PHI? Answer: The core health care activities of “Treatment,” “Payment,” and “Health Care Operations” are defined in the Privacy Rule at 45 CFR...
by Advize Admin | Aug 25, 2015 | Coding, Compliance
Taking the Guesswork out of Correct Billing More and more health organizations are hiring midlevel providers to perform services that were formerly thought to be appropriate exclusively for medical physicians. While it is less costly to hire Physician Assistants,...
by Advize Admin | Aug 24, 2015 | Coding, Compliance, Medical Record Auditing
Vaccine administration coding and documentation is often confused by many providers, billers, coders, and even auditors. One misunderstanding is what exactly is a toxoid component? And what documentation is necessary to support billing vaccine administration with...
by Advize Admin | Aug 19, 2015 | Compliance
Define the principle of “minimum necessary”? Answer: a covered entity must make reasonable efforts to use, disclose and request only the minimum amount of PHI needed to accomplish the intended purpose of it’s...
by Advize Admin | Aug 13, 2015 | Careers, Coding, Medical Record Auditing
As Advize Health continues to hire part-time and full-time remote Auditors, we felt it necessary to inform you of the reasons why you should consider a career in auditing and its benefits. Some of the perks you can enjoy as an auditor at Advize Health include: Free...
by Advize Admin | Apr 19, 2015 | Compliance, Healthcare
Advize Health presented “Is Anyone Truly HIPAA Compliant in Healthcare?” to ISACA West Florida Chapter’s Tampa Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) Conference. Highlights included: Understanding HIPAA Breach / Violation Statistics Breach Examples Why...
by Advize Admin | Mar 30, 2015 | Compliance, Payers
How important is quality to you? For most people, quality – which equates to a measure of excellence and meeting strict standards – is one of the most important factors in most decision-making related to consumer goods and products. Take the automobile industry;...
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