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Part 2: Understanding How Payers Deny Claims

AIHC

Government Accountability Office (GAO), improper payments have been estimated to total almost $1.7 trillion government-wide from fiscal years 2003 through 2019. Auditing and denying claims after the claims have been paid is “big money” for the government. According to the U.S.

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What Are THE 3 Major Things Addressed in the HIPAA Law?

HIPAA Journal

Had the level of abuse and fraud in the healthcare industry been allowed to continue, tens of billions of dollars would have been lost to unscrupulous actors. However, when HIPAA was passed, the standards governing health care data, patients´ rights, and the flow of information were still several years away. In March 1996, Rep.

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