Healthcare IT | Doctors as Technologists
Do you as a doctor see yourself as a technologist? You’re already a card-carrying scientist, surrounded by the tools of your trade; scales, centrifuges, and the age-old sphygmomanometer.
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Looking for the Meaning of Meaningful Use
The meaningful use of definition is a confusing term because the definition itself is still in development. The proposed Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services definition states that a hospital or provider will be considered to be a “meaningful EHR user” if they meet three requirements. Learn more about those three requirements here!
Continue ReadingHIPAA Privacy and Security Changes in the HITECH Act
Jonathan Krasner from Business Engineering, Inc shares an article about the HITECH Act and it’s suggested IT Policies and Procedures. Here you will learn what your medical practice needs to do with the new HIPAA regulations.
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Changes to Current HIPAA Laws and Regulations My colleague Jonathan Krasner at Business Engineering, Inc. in Reston, Virginia sent me the following information about HIPAA changes that take effect this week. His information pertains to physician offices, medical billing companies, hospitals and a host of other healthcare facilities and vendors. Congress passed and President Barack …
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Continue ReadingCapture Billing Increases Network Security to Help Protect Patient Records
Medical Billing Company complies with Federal Red Flag Rules, HIPAA and HITECH Act guidelines for network and data security to protect patient medical and financial records. (Washington, D.C.) September 9, 2009 – Capture Billing & Consulting, Inc., a medical billing and practice management consulting company located outside of Washington, DC, has contracted with Office Defender …
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