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HIPAA for Allied Health Careers by Cynthia Newby, CPC is a health book available to read on EtoBox.

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HIPAA for Allied Health Careers covers the concepts and knowledge allied health workers need to correctly handle patients' protected health information (PHI) and to comply with all HIPAA regulations, including: - Administrative Simplification - Privacy Rule - Security Rule - Transactions and Code Sets - Compliance to Avoid Fraud and Abuse. Major emphasis is placed on communication skills--written and oral---because they underpin HIPAA compliance in most careers. Such skills include handling requests for release of information (ROI) from patients, payers, and other clinicians; effective interviewing of patients to gather information, complete authorization forms, and explain procedures; and documenting data using tools such as electronic medical records. HIPAA for Allied Health Careers provides students with the must-know information on HIPAA compliance. Titles I (COBRA) and II (HIPAA) are covered. The HIPAA privacy, security, and e-transactions are taught in depth. The concluding chapter presents the recently-published final HIPAA enforcement rule, and also provides an overview of compliance guidelines for the various allied health career settings, such as hospital-, physician prac

Who reads HIPAA for Allied Health Careers?

Author

Cynthia Newby, CPC

Publisher

McGraw Hill; Career Education

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780073374123

Category

health

Subjects

Law, Science, Medical

Rating

4 / 5 (16 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14