AR-Express is a functional medical billing software that electronically files your billing claims quickly and effectively. This top of the line software also is HIPAA compliant. What does that mean? Here are the HIPAA compliance basics:
Failure to comply with HIPAA guidelines carries huge risks, which is why compliance requires special attention. A medical practice with multiple separate systems for patient scheduling, electronic medical records, and billing, requires multiple separate HIPAA management efforts.
The Health insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was passed in 1996 by Congress to establish national standards for privacy and security of personal health data. Written by the US Department of Health and Human Services wrote the Privacy Rule on April 14th, 2003.
Why is HIPAA compliance so important? Failure to comply with HIPAA risks reputation damage, lawsuits by federal government, financial penalties, ranging from $100 to $250,000, and imprisonment, ranging from one year to ten years.
Principles of HIPAA
HIPAA intends to allow smooth flow of PHI for healthcare operations subject to patient’s consent but prohibit any flow of unauthorized PHI for any other purposes. Healthcare operations include treatment, payment, care quality assessment, competence review training, accreditation, insurance rating, auditing, and legal procedures.
HIPAA promotes fair information practices and requires those with access to PHI to safeguard it. Fair information practices means that a subject must be allowed
- Access to PHI,
- Correction for errors and completeness, and
- Knowledge of others who use PHI
Safeguarding of PHI means that the persons that hold PHI must
- Be accountable for own use and disclosure
- Have a legal recourse to combat violations
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