What are Medicare Anti-Mark Up Rules?
Medicare’s new Anti-Mark up Rules went into effect on January 1, 2009.The Medicare Anti-Mark Up Rules are meant to prevent the mark up (price increase) of certain diagnostic tests that are …
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What is the HIPAA Privacy Rule?
Essentially, the Privacy Rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) sets forth your privacy rights to your medical and health information. The Privacy Rule defines who may have access to your medical information, and under what circumstances another person or organization can have access to that information. The Privacy Rule applies …
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Authorization for Release of Medical Records
Medical records often contain confidential and sensitive information. Your records not only include the dates of your physical exams, height and weight but also information about the medications that you are taking and any diagnoses made by medical professionals. Most people, understandably, want to keep their medical records private and prevent their employers, relatives and friends …
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