Step 14: Isolate Healthcare Clearinghouse Function. Clearinghouses include billing services, re-pricing companies, community health management information systems, and value-added networks and switches that convert financial and administrative transactions from non-standard format to standard format or standard format to non-standard format. In most small health care practices, compliance with this required specification will simply mean completing a form stating that the practice does not operate a health care clearinghouse. Practitioners who believe a clearinghouse function may be included in their practice operations should consult an attorney for additional guidance. Adopt Statement Regarding Health Care Clearinghouse Function using model Document 14, if desired, on the following page, as an example. Policies should reflect state law, the requirements of the practice, or other pertinent factors. (Document 14) STATEMENT REGARDING HEALTHCARE CLEARINGHOUSE FUNCTION The optometric practice of does not operate an information clearing house and therefore meets the Security Regulation requirement for Health Care Clearinghouse HIPAA’s “Isolating by either not using the services of a health care clearinghouse or isolates such services Function” by relating them solely to an outside clearinghouse.
Step 14: Isolate Healthcare Clearinghouse Function. Clearinghouses include billing services, re-pricing companies, community health management information systems, and value-added networks and switches that convert financial and administrative transactions from non-standard format to standard format or standard format to non-standard format. In most small health care practices, compliance with this required specification will simply mean completing a form stating that the practice does not operate a health care clearinghouse. Practitioners who believe a clearinghouse function may be included in their practice operations should consult an attorney for additional guidance. Adopt Statement Regarding Health Care Clearinghouse Function using model Document 14, if desired, on the following page, as an example. Policies should reflect state law, the requirements of the practice, or other pertinent factors. (Document 14) STATEMENT REGARDING HEALTHCARE CLEARINGHOUSE FUNCTION The optometric practice of does not operate an information clearing house and therefore meets the HIPAA’s Security Regulation requirement for “Isolating Health Care Clearinghouse Function” by either not using the services of a health care clearinghouse or isolates such services by relating them solely to an outside clearinghouse.
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