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Under HIPAA, the use of electronic transactions was mandated October 16, 2003. All covered entities must transmit and receive the covered transactions they conduct electronically in the new standardized HIPAA format (Version 4010).

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Q: Is paper or electronic billing required of covered entities under HIPAA?
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What are the Covered entities?

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What Covered entities must report all PHI breaches to the annually?

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Does your organization need to stay compliant with HIPAA?

If you have a question about HIPAA and your business, please let us know. ... According to HIPAA, if you are belong to the category of “covered entities” or “business associates,” and you handle “protected health information (PHI),” you and your business are required to be HIPAA-compliant.


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Under what circumstances would covered entities be entiteld to receive protected medical information with out authorization from the patient?

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