tci Part B Insider - 2003 Issue 33

HIPAA: Carriers, Referral Sources Hoard Billing Information

Misunderstanding HIPAA leads to faulty bills The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act may require you to keep healthcare information private, but it doesn't call for cloak-and-dagger secrecy.   Yet many providers and payers believe HIPAA zips their lips at all times. In fact, HIPAA says it's OK to share information for billing or treatment purposes, attorneys say.   Still, Karen Jeghers, manager at Compliant Billing Services in Carver, Mass., has already seen an increase in Medicare claims denials "because there's inaccurate information." If your claim contains any information that differs from the payers' files, you'll receive a...

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