Source: John, EMR and HIPAA Content: “Iâve generally been writing more about the EMR side of EMR and HIPAA lately. For the most part, it seems readers are more interested in EMR and EHR than they are in the details of HIPAA. Although, one of my top posts ever is from back in 2006 about [...]
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Social media tips for employees of Dartmouth-Hitchcock medical center: What you write is forever
From Dartmouth Hitchcock YouTube channel:
Social media is everywhere… and what you write is forever.
A simple rule of thumb: if you wouldn’t say something in a loud voice in the crowded cafeteria, you shouldn’t say it on Facebook, Twitter, or other social media sites.
When can I use social media? Even if you have your own phone [...]
St. Vincent Medical Center uses teleconferencing for language interpretation
St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles has contracted with Columbus, Ohio-based Language Access Network (LAN) to provide the hospital with video language interpretation services.
Officials say St. Vincent needed a solution able to meet its high demand for language interpretation services. Those services will be delivered via LAN’s dedicated HIPAA-compliant high-speed broadband network and through [...]
Medical Compliance Toolkit breaks down confusing regulations.
Designed to help busy medical practices simplify adherence to complicated compliance requirements, Medical Office Compliance Toolkit features steps to create effective compliance plan in days, and maintain compliance with most recent HIPAA, OSHA, and CLIA regulations. Toolkit includes more than 70 customizable forms, sample office policies to use immediately, and self-assessment checklist to identify compliance [...]
Medical Establishment Continues to Cling to Status Quo
Source: Neil Versel, EMR and HIPAA Content: “One of my favorite conference speakers, Lexington, S.C., family physician Allen Wenner, M.D., who created Primetime Softwareâs Instant Medical History software, often jokes that many of his contemporaries âneed to dieâ before we see much change in the way physicians practice medicine. Iâm increasingly convinced that heâs right.
Itâs, [...]
Bryant & Stratton College Online’s Tune-up Clinic for Medical Administrative Assistants is Now Available for Download
BUFFALO, N.Y., April 5, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bryant & Stratton College Online announced today that the webinar from its recent medical administrative assistant tune-up clinic is now available for download at http://online.bryantstratton.edu/webinar/. Bryant & Stratton College Online hosted the webinar for students, prospective students and medical administrative professionals. The tune-up clinic helped people sort [...]
Medical groups not prepared for HIPAA 5010 compliance
New Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) research indicates that medical groups face significant challenges as they seek to transition to the new HIPAA Version 5010 electronic standards.
A majority of respondents to an MGMA questionnaire stated that critical software upgrades have not been made and testing with health plans has not been scheduled. Groups face potential [...]
EHNAC accredits first medical biller
Sourcenet, a premier physician billing and practice management firm in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., is the first medical biller, under the Healthcare Network Accreditation Program (HNAP) Medical Biller, to be accredited by The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC).
EHNAC, a nonprofit standards development organization and accrediting body, recognized the company adhered to strict health data processing [...]
Three Common Tax Time Scams Targeting Medical Professionals
Given the heightened scrutiny of the medical industry on a variety of medical practice related issues from billing to HIPAA compliance, it should come as no surprise that the IRS is looking at medical practices and their accounting methods more carefully than ever before. (Source: Physicians Practice)
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Medical Privacy: HIPAA Resource and Information Guide
Outlines the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and lists frequently asked questions on several aspects of the Act. — (Source: Rural web sites and other tools via the Rural Assistance Center)
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