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HIPAA Compliant Software
Lytec
Systems and McKesson's Participation In The Standards Process
We at 2K Medical Billing Software feel that participation
in HIPAA Compliance Software, the regulatory process is necessary
in order to simplify health care business processes and models,
in achieving standardization, and in protecting the confidentiality
of information as it is exchanged and stored. McKesson has
had a long-standing history of participation and support of
standards programs, such as HIPAA...We have been applying
these principles in our systems design and implementations
for more than 20 years. We participate in and have had representation
in organizations such as NCPDP, DISA, ASC X12, WEDI, AFEHCT,
and UN/EDIFACT/CEFACT.
Administrative simplification
cannot be achieved through technology and standards alone,
but is a combination of business processes, technology, and
experience in applying practices and tools that will culminate
in administrative simplification.
McKesson has
recently chosen to use ProxyMed's electronic transaction
service for healthcare providers, particularly those providers
using its Lytec Systems and Medisoft Systems doctor office
software. MedUnite has developed a HIPAA compliance software
that allows users to query payer systems and inquire on
the status of a claim in real-time. Users receive a standard
ANSI X12 277 Claim Status Response from each health plan.
These responses are designed to comply with HIPAA compliance
software standards and include critical information about
claims that have been submitted.
ProxyMed offers
unlimited claim submission
to ALL carriers including Blue Cross, Blue Shield,
Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial carriers for $79 per month!
How Does HIPAA Compliance Software Fit?
HIPAA is the acronym
for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
that was signed into law on August 21, 1996, Public Law 104-191.
This law impacts all areas of the health care industry and was
designed to provide insurance portability, to improve the efficiency
of health care by standardizing the exchange of administrative
and financial data, and to protect the privacy, confidentiality
and security of health care information.
Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-191)
The law is designed
to improve portability and continuity of health insurance coverage,
to combat waste, fraud and abuse in health insurance and health
care delivery, to promote the use of medical savings accounts,
to improve access to long-term care services and coverage, to
simplify administration of health insurance, and for other purposes.
[H.R. 3103]
McKesson supports the HIPAA objectives and is proactively enhancing
our existing HIPAA compliance initiatives on behalf of our customers.
Lytec medical office managment software is Hipaa compliant.
HIPAA Compliance Software and Administrative Simplification
HIPAA compliance simplifies
administrative and financial data transactions by defining new
codes and unique identifiers and by standardizing transactions
and EDI formats. Hospitals, physician offices, home health agencies,
nursing homes, affiliated providers, payers, employers, data
services, and regulatory agencies are impacted by HIPAA.
The complete text of the proposed and finalized rules, along
with comments, is available at: http://aspe.hhs.gov/admnsimp
Transaction Sets impacted:
- Health Care
claim or encounter information
- Enrollment and
disenrollment in a health plan
- Eligibility
for a health plan
- Claim payment
and remittance advice
- Premium payments
- Health Care
claim status
- Referral certification
and authorization
- Health Care
claim attachment
- First report
of injury
HIPAA Compliance Software Security
Reasonable and appropriate
administrative, technical and physical safeguards are to guard
the integrity and confidentiality of information, protect
against reasonably anticipated threats or hazards to security
and integrity of the information and unauthorized uses or
disclosures of the information, and to maintain standards
of compliance by officers and employees of applicable entities.
For more information on security, please reference: http://aspe.hhs.gov/admnsimp
McKesson, in coordination
and cooperation with its trading partners, works to provide
as secure an environment as is reasonably and technically
possible.
HIPAA Compliance Software Initiatives at McKesson:
McKesson has established
a Corporate HIPAA Office to: "Track and provide coordination,
encouragement, education, communication, and legal interface
for all HIPAA activities throughout McKesson. Monitor and
verify that HIPAA compliance and readiness efforts for readiness
and compliance are proceeding accordingly within McKesson
responsible organizations."
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