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General Surgery Coding Alert

Compliance:

Your Small Practice Size is No Protection From HIPAA Audit

Published on Mon Oct 17, 2016

Keep alert for verification requests. The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) random desk audits will continue through Dec. 2016, and word on the streets is that even small practices are in the auditor’s sights. “A covered entity is required to comply with HIPAA, regardless of its size,” explains Michael D. Bossenbroek, Esq., of Wachler & Associates, P.C. in Royal Oak, [...]
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