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How to Implement Behavioral Health Compliance Best Practices

Relias

Understanding behavioral health compliance Demand for behavioral health services continues to grow across the United States. Over recent years, more adults have reported experiencing mental health challenges such as anxiety and depression. drugs, supplies, or health care services for Medicare or Medicaid patients).

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HIPAA: What You Can and Can’t Disclose

Nurse Practitioners in Business

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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Healthcare Policy: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Subcategories of health policy include public health, global health, healthcare services, health insurance, mental health and pharmaceuticals. How Does Health Policy Impact Patients? Failure to comply with HIPAA can result in fines of $50,000 or higher per violation. The University of St.