Compliance
HIPAA
The federal framework governing the privacy and security of protected health information.
What it means in dermatology
For billing, the practical requirements are access controls limiting PHI to the minimum necessary, encryption in transit and at rest, audit logging of access, and breach notification procedures.
Any vendor handling claims data is a business associate and must be under agreement before receiving PHI.
Why it matters to your revenue
Billing workflows touch PHI constantly, which makes the billing vendor a genuine security decision.
See this term in your own numbers
A free claims audit reviews a de-identified sample of your dermatology claims and returns a line-item findings report — including where terms like this one are costing you money.
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