Using a Financial System to Create Successful Reimbursement KMC University has spent years working with providers and testing different systems that would lead to successful reimbursement. A solid financial system should be flexible enough to benefit both a cash-based or third-party insurance based practice. We believe if you correctly charge, bill, and collect according to…

Download Reference Documents The following documents explain in great detail the Information Blocking rule and HIPAA’s Right of Access. We encourage the clinic to download these documents and make them part of your insurance reference manual. Be sure to use these resources as a guideline when developing your Medical Record Policy. AMA-What Is Information Blocking?…

Patient Access & Information Blocking Rule FAQs As these rules are finalized and more information is made available, we will keep adding questions and answers to this portion of the module. Most of these questions are submitted  to KMC University’s  helpdesk by clinics. Please take a moment to review these for additional information. Q: Is…

What to Do When Time is Up Many have wondered if the HIPAA Privacy rule requires covered entities to keep patient’s records for a set period of time. The answer according to Health and Human Services (HHS) is “No, the HIPAA Privacy Rule does not include medical record retention requirements.” Rather, State laws generally govern…

This tutorial will walk you through the HHS hierarchy of regulatory authorities that, although separate, have similar intent. As a result, providers are required to acknowledge both HIPAA and the Office of National Coordinator (ONC) with regards to patient access to their health record. You will learn what steps the inspector general (OIG) takes during…

The Century Cures Act The Century Cures Act was signed into law on December 13, 2016 and contains over 18000 sections. Although this regulation (law) has been in the making for a period of time, the general effective date was June 30, 2020. The part of the rule that may impact healthcare providers is the…