Deaf works as Medical Coding & Billing Specialists??

Reba said:
That's exactly why volunteers who don't abide by the HIPAA rules shouldn't be allowed near patient records.
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Never heard of HIPAA rules at that time. I was only a high school student. Wonder if they still do that now.... but I guess not since that hospital was shut down.
 
Jiro said:
Never heard of HIPAA rules at that time. I was only a high school student. Wonder if they still do that now.... but I guess not since that hospital was shut down.
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Mizzou said:
I know about HIPAA. THat is medical secerity codes.
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Jiro said:
lol no it's not. It's a federal law
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HIPAA

Short for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPAA provides national standards to protect the privacy of personal health information. To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996, Public Law 104-191, included "Administrative Simplification" provisions that required HHS to adopt national standards for electronic health care transactions. Congress incorporated into HIPAA provisions that mandated the adoption of Federal privacy protections for individually identifiable health information. [Source: HIPAA Overview (PDF)]

What is HIPAA? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary
 
KristinaB said:
I am a weird person, I love doing data entry.
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Not weird at all. It just takes a certain type person that enjoys that type of work. Thank God there are people like you that do enjoy it. We'd be up a creek if everyone hated it as much as I do!:lol:
 
Jiro said:
It wasn't billing dept. It's a medical record dept. I mostly filed ER papers. I was so bored that while filing, I quickly skimmed thru some reports. Found out that a high school girl - same grade as me from a couple towns away OD'ed on cocaine
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Filing is not coding. Whole different ballgame.

But your revelation is the very reason that the vast majority of hospitals don't let volunteers any where near patient records. A volunteer that lets a little bit of info like that out leaves the hospital open to a huge lawsuit.
 
jillio said:
Filing is not coding. Whole different ballgame.

But your revelation is the very reason that the vast majority of hospitals don't let volunteers any where near patient records. A volunteer that lets a little bit of info like that out leaves the hospital open to a huge lawsuit.
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I had an inking that coding is something different from what I did.

what is involved in coding?
 
Jiro said:
I had an inking that coding is something different from what I did.

what is involved in coding?
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Data entry involved there, too. But basically it is taking a physician's written notes about what procedure was done and attaching an insurance code number to it so that it can be billed. There are standard codes used for all procedures, but if you make a mistake like inverting a couple of numbers, all hell can break loose.:P
 
If I could find something close that I could get part time for filing or data entry, I may have to do it. The last place I worked here has gone totally automated with no filing needed. That is the Better Business Bureau.
 
I am HIPAA-certified. The divulging of patients medical records is a very serious offense. Even idle browsing of records can lead to termination of employment and fines for the hospital itself. I even shield my eyes from seeing any sensitive information that is not absolutely necessary in the completion of my duties.
 
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