{"id":3992,"date":"2014-04-29T15:23:18","date_gmt":"2014-04-29T15:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/?p=3992"},"modified":"2025-05-23T11:52:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T11:52:57","slug":"can-specialized-medical-billing-save-your-practice-from-hipaa-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/can-specialized-medical-billing-save-your-practice-from-hipaa-violations\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Specialized Medical Billing Save Your Practice from HIPAA Violations?"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a strong relation between medical billing and HIPAA as coding and billing specialists have to deal with sensitive patient information on a daily basis. They are required to handle, patient, provider and insurance information that should be kept secure and confidential.<\/p>\n

Coders and billers are also responsible for ensuring secure electronic and physical transfer of sensitive data between these parties. If they make errors in this procedure, it can lead to federal investigations. \u00a0Therefore, providers need to streamline their medical billing process<\/a> in order to avoid HIPAA violations.<\/p>\n

Medical billing specialists should adhere to federal healthcare laws and regulations if they don\u2019t want to get into legal hassles. In order to implement Electronic Healthcare System by the end of 2015, providers will have to let go of paper claim forms and handle electronic transactions. However, to do so, they will have to meet the privacy and security standards required by HIPAA.<\/p>\n