contains its own codes and has its own role in the medical billing. To help you determine which section you are going to use‚ I have made the following buzzwords for each section. Category I is the most important category of the CPT Process. We will use this section for all billing situations. Because this is the most important section we are going to consider it the heart of our billing world. Just like our bodies can’t function without our heart‚ a billing specialist can’t function without section 1
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How HIPAA Violations Affect the Medical Billing Process HCR/220 October 7‚ 2012 How HIPAA Violations Affect the Medical Billing Process In this paper we will discuss how HIPAA violations affect the medical billing process and why HIV and AIDS information is more sensitive than other types of health conditions. We will also examine the social‚ legal‚ and ethical ramifications of improper information disclosure. In 1996 on August 21‚ the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
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In order to explain how my genetics and family medical history impacts me‚ I must first briefly explain the disease that is the risk factor for me. Celiac disease is a hereditary immune system-mediated disorder that can lead to other serious illnesses such as cancer. Celiac disease affects the small intestine and many other parts of a person’s body; Celiac disease is a disease which makes a person unable to ingest gluten because of the affects that gluten has on the body. Gluten is a protein found
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CPR is the abbreviation for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. CPR is a procedure used to keep the heart pumping and oxygen flowing until emergency care arrives (Tyler‚ 200). First Aid is where help is given to a sick or injured person until full medical treatment is available. First Aid and CPR is very important to the healthcare worker in so many ways and I plan to explain these reasons in my paper. First Aid and CPR are very important to know in the healthcare field. Nurses‚ doctors‚ and etc
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Relating HIPPA‚ ICD‚ CPT and HCPCS to the Medical Billing Process Laura Alfonso HCR/220 November 27‚ 2010 Ronald Dearinger Relating HIPAA‚ ICD‚ CPT and HCPCS to the Medical Billing Process The medical billing and coding process involves ten steps that must be completed by office staff members of a medical facility in order to provide quality care while protecting the privacy of patients and hastening the payment of services. Step 1 The first step is pre-registration‚ during this step printed
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Errors and Compliance in Coding The integrity of the request for payment rests on the accuracy and honesty of the coding and billing within a practice. Incorrect work could simply be an error‚ or it could represent a deliberate effort to obtain fraudulent payment. Medical billers and coders are responsible for ensuring that these errors are limited and promptly fixed. Among the most common causes of errors in coding and billing are truncated coding‚ up-coding or down-coding‚ and using an inappropriate
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Running head: HOW HIPAA VIOLATIONS AFFECT THE MEDICAL BILLING How HIPAA Violations Affect the Medical Billing Process Brenda Beaver Axia Of UOP How HIPAA Violations Affect the Medical Billing Process HIPAA confidentiality is important for very patient but for some reasons when they hear someone has HIV or AIDS it gives them the right to talk about it with others which have no reason to know. I will show why it is so important to be sensitive to this type of health conditions. Will examine
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How HIPAA Violations Affect The Medical Billing Process HCR/220 September 23. 2012 How HIPAA Violations Affect The Medical Billing Process HIV and AIDS are two very serious diseases which first came known and reported in the U.S. in 1981. Today it is estimated that 1.7 million people in the U.S. have been infected with HIV since that date 619‚000 people have already died from it. The CDC‚ (Center For Disease Control) estimates that every one in five people living with HIV‚ are unaware that
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------------------------------------------------- Purpose of Coding ------------------------------------------------- Purpose of Coding ICD-10-CM implementation date is set for October 1‚ 2014. ICD-10-CM implementation date is set for October 1‚ 2014. ICD-9-CM versus ICD-10-CM ICD-9-CM versus ICD-10-CM Purpose of coding Purpose of coding ICD-9 | ICD-10 | 3-7 characters in length | 3-7 characters in length | 13‚000 codes | 68‚000 codes | First digit can be alpha or numeric
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Medical Billing Fraud What is Medical Billing Fraud? It is an attempt to fraudulently obtain payments from insurance carriers. Medicare and Medicaid are the most susceptible to fraud because of their payment arrangements. Fraud in medical billing cost tax payers and medical providers millions of dollars annually. In 1996‚ HIPPA established the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (HCFAC) to help combat medical billing and health care fraud. Fraud is an act done with the knowledge that you
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