{"id":1449,"date":"2012-09-10T07:38:55","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T07:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcodersblog.com\/?p=1449"},"modified":"2025-05-21T08:52:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T08:52:01","slug":"managing-hipaa-issues-at-your-medical-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/managing-hipaa-issues-at-your-medical-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing HIPAA Issues at your medical practices"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the application of HIPAA, (Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act), health care organisations need to be cautious with whom to share the patient information. HIPAA calls for protection of the individual\u2019s health information, at the same time; this privacy rule also permits limited disclosure of health related information to related entity of a person who needs patient care, thus, bringing on added responsibility for the staff.<\/p>\n

Challenges faced:<\/em> Introduction of HIPAA has proved to be a challenge for medical billing<\/a> over the recent years with providers required to send claims electronically in compliance with the act, in order to receive their payment.<\/p>\n

Medical billing and insurance companies have both been affected because of the regulations imposed by HIPAA requiring additional waivers and increased documentation related to HIPAA. Moreover billing software used along with business processes – practice management service vendor, billing system and clearing house – also need to be re-looked so as to become compliant with the HIPAA.<\/p>\n

Benefits to medical practice due to HIPAA:<\/em> Efficiency and cost savings are some of the many advantages of using HIPAA standard transactions:<\/p>\n