HIPPA and the Medical Billing Industry

Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), mandating that core financial and administrative transactions, including billing, claims processing, eligibility, and payment and remittance advice, be transmitted electronically.
Is your office HIPPA compliant?

Federal Stimulus for Electronic Health Records Adoption

The federal government has implemented incentives as part of the 2009 Stimulus to push the adoption of EHR systems.  Individual incentive payments of as much as $44,000 - $65,000 are available over a 5 year period for qualifying practices that can show "meaningful use" of an EHR system.  Talk to us today about how you can benefit from this exciting program!  Now is the time - don't wait until the money is gone!
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