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What is the number one factor that a patient files a lawsuit against a health care provider or practice?
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Why is procrastination a hindrance with patients' medical records?
Depends on who's asking. If you're the patient's healthcare provider and you delay providing medical records to either the patient or another healthcare provider who is treating her, you risk of running afoul of HIPAA, which requires a reasonably prompt response time, and additionally run the risk of a lawsuit if the delay causes a problem with the patient's treatment.
If a patient does not inform us he has medicaid is he responsible for the bill?
In Illinois, if the provider did not accept the patient as a Medicaid patient, the provider may bill the patient.
Under a hipaa transaction security a provider or biller must protect against any reasonably anticipated threats or hazard to the security or integrity of the patient data?
That is correct, HIPPA provides security that a provider or biller must protect against any reasonably anticipated threats or hazard to the security or integrity of the patient data.
If you have medicaid or other health insurance can a medical provider file a lien against the bill instead of billing Medicaid or the health carrier?
A provider is not required to accept Medicaid or private insurance. However, if the provider indicated to you that s/he was doing so in your case, there's at least an ethical problem. In Illinois, a provider who accepts a patient as Medicaid cannot bill the patient if Medicaid fails to pay due to the provider's negligence in billing.
What is a type of lawsuit in which the doctor is accused of harmig a patient?
malfeasance
What is deductible in medical billing?
deductible mean patient should pay pearticular amount to the provider, before provider start treting the patient.
Who controls the timing when moving the patient?
the anesthesia provider directs movement of the patient
Does a Medicaid patient have to be rescheduled if he does not have a copayment?
Whether a patient who doesn't have a copayment must be rescheduled is probably a matter between the patient and the provider.
Can the South Carolina medicaid provider bill the patient for the circumcision?
No.
Does a provider have to bill secondary insurance even if the patient prefers to pay out of pocket?
If the provider is out of network or not contracted with the secondary insurance, they do no have to bill the secondary and the patient is responsible for the balance (if any) owing
When can a medical provider write off or give a courtesy discount to a patient with no funds?
That's entirely up to the provider.
What states can you bill a Medicaid patient if the service is noncovered and you don't bill Medicaid?
In some states, you cannot bill the patient if you accepted her/him as a Medicaid patient.
