Sep
18
Trust Digital Provides HIPAA Security For CSL Behring’s HeliTrax System
Filed Under HIPAA (General), HIPAA News | 1 Comment
September 15, 2008
MCLEAN, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Trust Digital, the leading enterprise mobility management provider, announced on 15 sep that CSL Behring has deployed its mobility management platform to secure the HeliTraxSM system.HeliTraxSM is a web-based application that instantly and easily tracks patient’s medical data that indclude’s patient records, contact information and detailed test data including medical events, an inventory of test medication and a history of medication usage.The HeliTrax application revolutionizes doctor-patient communication by replacing paper collection of data with an electronic process that captures patient information on smartphones and relays it wirelessly to the HeliTrax server.
Sep
17
Creditable coverage under HIPAA
Filed Under HIPAA (General) | Leave a Comment
Majority of health coverages are creditable coverage like coverage under a group health plan, individual health insurance policy… The creditable coverage does not include coverage consisting solely of excepted benefits like coverage solely for limited scope dental.
Days in a waiting period (no coverage) are not creditable coverage under the plan, nor are these days taken into account when determining a significant break in coverage (normally a minimum of 63 days). This 63 day break period may be extended under state law if your coverage is insured through an insurance company or offered through an HMO.
With the standard method, a person receives credit for his previous coverage that occurred without a break in coverage of minimum of 63 days. Any coverage occurring prior to a break in coverage of 63 days or more is not credited against a preexisting condition exclusion period.
Fo example, a person had coverage for 2 years followed by a break in coverage of 70 days and then resumed coverage for 8 months. This person would only receive credit for 8 months of coverage; no credit would be given for the 2 years of coverage prior to the break in coverage of 70 days.
Sep
10
Form to read carefully
Filed Under HIPAA (General) | 1 Comment
It s true that HIPAA serves to protect our data but it s hard to read and understand all those little paragraph at least if you dont work or study medicine and when you ask the nurse about more details they seem to get bored to this question.
Like everything, read carefully and dont hesitate to ask more precision even if the nurse seems to be bored. The bad point is that if you dont sign it you will not be attended by a doctor but what it s most important fill up the paper or try to heal the person and after sign the paper ?