By Ranadene (Randi) K. Tapio, MBA, CMRS, CMC, Guest Contributor bio
When patients have multiple insurance coverage, at times it can be difficult to determine which one is primary, secondary, and tertiary. Sometimes, the patients don’t even know…
MULTIPLE INSURANCE COVERAGES
How to determine the order of multiple insurance coverages
November 30, 2018 by
COMPLIANCE
HIPAA extends to gossip as well as to searching out dirt on an ex-spouse
November 16, 2018 by
Getting staff to maintain patient confidentiality goes much farther than getting them to protect electronic data…
INSIGHT
5 essential steps to ensure an effective HIPAA program
October 9, 2018 by
By Danika Brinda bio
HIPAA Compliance is a term that is often thrown around the healthcare industry; however, I commonly ask myself: Is the meaning of HIPAA Compliance the same throughout the…
CYBERSECURITY
Six security tips for Cybersecurity Awareness Month
October 9, 2018 by
According to a guidebook recently published by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)…
NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES
HIPAA Refresher: Is your practice on top of NPPs?
September 7, 2018 by
By Ranadene K. Tapio, MBA, CMRS, CMC, Guest Contributor bio
I know, HIPAA is old news. And ALL of your offices are presenting your patients with a HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) already…
HIPAA
The patient privacy epidemic and what can be done about it
July 13, 2018 by
By Mark Hughes
In most medical office or hospital reception areas, speech privacy is virtually nonexistent. Because these spaces rarely have walls or partitions to block sound, patients often overhear conversations between…
PATIENT REGISTRATION
Want to improve collections? Start by looking at your Patient Registration System
March 16, 2018 by
By Ranadene (Randi) K. Tapio, MBA, CMRS, CMC, Guest Contributor bio
When registering patients in your system, do you collect all the information you need to effectively set them up…
CYBERSECURITY
Healthcare organizations are deathly behind on this one cybersecurity practice
February 16, 2018 by
SecurityScorecard, a leader in security ratings, recently released a new report titled, “SecurityScorecard 2018 Healthcare Report: A Pulse on The Healthcare Industry’s Cybersecurity Risks,” which…
INSIGHT
HIPAA data breaches in 2017: Another record breaking year!
January 5, 2018 by
By Danika Brinda bio
Unfortunately as promised, 2017 brought many challenges to properly protecting patient information in healthcare. We saw a record number of data breaches in 2016 with cybersecurity being on…
TECHNOLOGY
Six HIPAA violations you may be missing
June 9, 2017 by
Is your practice HIPAA compliant? Are you sure? Most health-care providers take very seriously this federal mandate to protect patient privacy—at least in theory. In practice, however, lots of things get…
