November 12th, 2013 (No Comments)
When choosing your Medical Answering Service, it’s important you know what steps are being taken to ensure that they are being HIPAA compliant. Below is a link to HIPAA Compli checklist is available. http://hipaanews.org/checklist.htm
November 12th, 2013 (No Comments)
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or “the Department”) is issuing this final rule to: Modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules to implement statutory amendments under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (“the HITECH Act” or “the Act”) to strengthen the […]
November 11th, 2013 (No Comments)
SAN FRANCISCO — For years, the check-in process in the urgent care center of this city’s large, downtown hospital was reminiscent of a visit to the DMV. The ailing and sick walked in, pulled a number, took a seat and waited to be called. Many grew impatient and exasperated. Now, patients at San Francisco General […]
November 11th, 2013 (No Comments)
Is your medical answering service HIPAA compliant? Sometimes it can be difficult to stay on task with meeting specific deadlines, but here’s a date physicians definitely need to keep in mind: Sept. 23, 2013. That’s the date physicians and other entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) must be in compliance with […]
