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Do you have to be HIPAA compliant?
To put
it simply, yes. Definitely if you:
- Employ more than 10 FT employees, you are required to file
Medicare electronically, therefore you are a Covered Entity.
- If you use a Billing Center to file your Claims
- If you sign a Business Associates Agreement with anyone
- If you are filing ANY claims electronically
If you are an office ran on paper under these conditions below
you are NOT a Covered Entity, therefore you are not required to be
HIPAA compliant.
- Keep records in your office on paper. You must file paper
claims.
- Do NOT use a billing center, clearinghouse or other third
party to conduct transactions such as submitting electronic claims
for you
- Do not volunteer to become HIPAA entity by function, contract
or certification.
- Refuse to sign any Business Associates Agreement
- Do not put any patient or practice information on a computer,
everything has to be on paper.
- Do not fax any patient information from your computer
- Do not reside in a state that mandates that all providers be
HIPAA entities.
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