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Understanding HIPAA Compliance in Medical Billing

Medisys Compliance

Introduction In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is crucial for protecting patient information and maintaining trust. Enacted in 1996, HIPAA is a federal law designed to safeguard patient health information (PHI) from fraud and abuse.

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New York Physicians And Challenges With Medical Billing

Medisys Compliance

The use of past technologies has peaked, and novel advanced technologies are about to have a significant impact on how we live. New York is home to thousands of hospitals and medical facilities that serve millions of residents. Doesn’t that sound like a lot on the plates of the medical settings?

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Streamlining Hospital Operations, Optimizing Resource Allocation, and Improving Efficiency with AI Predictive Analytics and Machine Learning Algorithms

Healthcare IT Today

Prior authorization is a hot topic for health systems, providers, and legislators. It’s here where AI can have an immediate impact, be trained on a health system’s own data, and be course-corrected to ensure highly accurate outcomes. It’s costly, inefficient, and responsible for patient care delays.

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From Evolution to Innovation, from Health Care to Health: How Health Plans With Collaborators Are Re-Defining the Industry

Jane Sarashon

As a constant observer and advisor across the health/care ecosystem, for me the concept of a “health plan” in the U.S. Furthermore, health plan members now see themselves as medical bill payers, seeking value and consumer-level services for their health insurance premium investment. and ChatGPT.

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Wrongly Denied Claims by Private Medicare Plans

Medisys Compliance

Recently published watchdog report found that private Medicare plans routinely rejected claims that should have been paid and denied services that reviewers found to be medically necessary. MAOs also denied payments to providers for some services that met both Medicare coverage rules and MAO billing rules.

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Health Data Breaches Have Risen Dramatically According to HHS

MedTrainer

These hackers are costing health organizations millions of dollars and threatening the safety of patients. In January of 2018, Hancock Health of Indiana experienced a serious ransomware attack that forced their entire network to shut down. The breach affected physical therapists, gynecologists, and other medical professionals.

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Two Healthcare Organizations Caught Up in Medicare Fraud Schemes

Compliancy Group

In one incident, a New Jersey pharmacy admitted to conspiracies to defraud benefits providers, including Medicare and Medicaid, of $65 million for medications never provided to patients. In the other fraud scheme, Medicare patients were billed an estimated $2 billion for urinary catheters they never received.

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