BC Advantage - 2010 Issue 8
10 Steps Toward A Disaster-Recovery Plan
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Article Overview
This article explains how medical billing and coding organizations can approach disaster-recovery planning in a practical way. It covers the major planning areas involved in business continuity, staff coordination, communication, record protection, remote operations, and HIPAA-related contingency planning. The piece is aimed at billing, coding, compliance, and practice-management professionals who need a general framework for preparing for interruptions caused by emergencies or outages.
Why This Topic Matters
Disruptions can interrupt operations, access to records, and customer service. A structured disaster-recovery approach helps organizations prepare for continuity, protect sensitive information, and reduce downtime.
Article Sections
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10 Steps Toward a Disaster-Recovery Plan
Introduces the overall disaster-recovery planning concept and the business continuity concerns that motivate it.
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HIPAA and disaster-recovery plans
Discusses how privacy and security obligations relate to contingency planning for organizations handling sensitive patient information.
What You Will Learn
- How disaster-recovery planning is framed for medical billing and coding operations
- The main planning areas involved in business continuity preparation
- How communication, documentation, training, and testing fit into a recovery plan
- Why HIPAA-related contingency planning is part of disaster preparedness
Who Should Read This
- Medical billing professionals
- Medical coding professionals
- Practice managers
- Compliance staff
- Business continuity planners
- Healthcare office administrators
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