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Medical Record Retention: How Long Should You Keep Patient Charts?
CMS says keep patient medical records for 6 years.
Medical practices often hear conflicting advice regarding how long they must hang on to a patient’s medical records, but CMS intends to clear up any misinformation with new MLN Matters article SE1022… Continue reading
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What Medical Coders Should Know About HIPAA Compliance
If you haven’t been paying much attention to HIPAA compliance lately, here are some good reasons to start.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has been around for awhile, but now more than ever, you need to make sure your practice keeps patients’ protected health information (PHI) private and secure.
Eye opener: HITECH, a part [...]
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