The ICD-9 (International Classification of Diseases (ICD)) codes that are used to report medical diagnoses and inpatient procedures will be replaced by the ICD-10 code sets in October of 2014 (This is not to be confused with the 2013 CPT codes. The CPT codes for 2014 will…
Insurance Panels are going to be opening up their panels in 2014 because there are going to be a lot of new patients for these companies. Insurance companies have to make sure that they have…
Hiring a team of experts to manage your medical billing could be the best decision you’ve made in a while. There’s an old cliche that we’ve all probably heard: you have to spend money to make money. Nowhere is that more true than in the…
What are CRMs? Customer relationship managers (CRMs) are a model for managing interactions with a company’s current and future clients. Other the past few months, we have been evaluating CRMs. Our CRM Needs We were looking for a CRM that would: Allow us to have…
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The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Let’s start at the beginning: 2008. The Mental Health Parity Act is signed into law in 2008; it required insurance groups that offer coverage for mental health issues (or substance use disorders) to provide the same level of benefits that they would for…
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HIPAA expert Nancy Wheeler, J.D., in an article titled “Tick Tock…Heed the HIPAA/HITECH Clock” provides a great overview of what a counseling practice need to include in their “Notice of Privacy Practices.” However, let me…
According to HIPAA expert Nancy Wheeler J.D., of the American Counseling Association, when sending PHI (Personal Health Information) by email – and this is likely to include any email that identifies the recipient as a client / patient of a counseling practice, a counselor may…
What is a HIPAA breach? A HIPAA breach is defined, by the 2013 HIPAA rules as “acquisition, access, use or disclosure of protected health information…which compromises the security or privacy of the protected health information.” A breach is assumed in this case unless a risk…
