Business Document Health Insurance HIPAA 
Nurse Practitioners in Business
MAY 1, 2025
A clearinghouse or, in healthcare, a medical billing clearinghouse, acts as a middleman between your practice and health insurance companies. The clearinghouse reviews, formats, and securely transmits your electronic claims to payers (insurance companies) after youve submitted them through your EHR or billing system.
Nurse Practitioners in Business
JULY 24, 2025
HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, has been around since 1996. One of its primary directives is to protect the privacy and security of patients’ health information. Of course, that doesn’t mean PHI (Personal Health Information) is always safe and protected; violations do occur.
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Nurse Practitioners in Business
MAY 16, 2024
When we hear of another HIPAA incident, many think of a hospital data breach or a hacked healthcare network. Most of us don’t think about HIPAA violations in the context of small, private practices. So today, I received an email asking me to reply with my full name, insurance number, DOB, etc. What constitutes a HIPAA Violation?
American Medical Compliance
MARCH 11, 2024
Amidst the busy dental appointments, treatments, and patient care, there are crucial aspects that often operate in the background but hold importance. These are recordkeeping and documentation. While the primary focus in dentistry is patient health and well-being, carefully keeping records is equally needed.
American Medical Compliance
MARCH 15, 2024
Violations of the FCA can result in significant financial penalties and legal consequences for healthcare providers. Anti-Kickback Statute Secondly, the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) prohibits the exchange of anything of value in return for patient referrals or business generated by referrals.
Healthcare Law Insights blog
JANUARY 15, 2025
This marks the first update to the HIPAA Security Rule since 2013. 1] The Proposed Rule applies to HIPAA-regulated entities, including Covered Entities such as health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, most healthcare providers, and their Business Associates. population. [1]
Healthcare Law Insights blog
MARCH 7, 2024
These technologies are not merely tools but lynchpins in crafting a future where health insights lead to fewer doctor visits and a proactive care management approach. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets the national standard for protecting patient health information.
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