I am not sure how much HIPAA effects the medical billing companies. From what I can gather it does not, as long as your software complies with certain requirements; Kareo advertises that theirs does.www.athenahealth.com is a public company and they claim to have over 39,000 providers they service, I believe most of their work is outsourced to India. ( By the way they charge an average of 6%). If HIPAA was such a big deal, these mega companies would not exist.
How do I develop a compliance plan?
You are correct what do I do when a provider insists on using his own software?
If he has no EHR, and does not want to use one, I would pass on him.
What happens if he has PM but not web based? Some providers have spent big money on software and don't want to change, even though it may be obsolete.
I asked elsewhere, there are middle to large companies doing most of this business who outsource most of their work within USA or offshore. These companies handle 80% of all the medical billing business. How do they do compliance?
i need a drink after this. hipaa should be the first thing, IMO, that a person should learn about in its entirety before even starting in any part of the medical field. and never ever go by something you were told by another person just because they do some sort of webinars or training. most people will tell you that psychologists cant write rx, but that is false.