Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

HIPAA:

HIPAA QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Nursing homes wondering whether the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s privacy rule will tangle up reports they make to the Social Security Administration can turn the HHS Office of Civil Rights for some answers. In a March 13 update to its HIPAA frequently asked questions Web page, OCR spells out that HIPAA allows “nursing homes and other health care [...]
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