10 Reasons Why You Should Outsource Your Medical Coding- Reason 4 of 10: High Security, HIPAA Compliant
As ICD-10 implementation draws near, the shortage of qualified medical coders will only become more acute. Outsourcing your medical coding is a solution that fits the needs of large hospital groups, standalone hospitals, large and small physician groups, and other healthcare organizations. It can result in zero coding backlogs, guaranteed quality, reduced cost, and no worries about coding resources or shortage-driven cost increases.
Over the next several weeks, we’ll offer you the top 10 reasons why outsourcing makes sense for your organization.
Reason #4 of 10: High Security, HIPAA Compliant
While outsourced coding is a resource available to coding managers (that can eliminate coding backlog by utilizing a highly educated, cost-effective workforce), very real concerns about data security may cause hesitation. Complete confidence in information security, HIPAA Compliance, and Disaster Recovery is essential to coding managers and is necessary in order to enable their ability to outsource a portion of their services.
We share these concerns and have taken steps to assure a secure information environment. Our Ovation RCS coding partner maintains process and security certification in ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 while also complying with SSAE 16 Type 2 standards as well as all HIPAA regulations. State-of-the-art infrastructure delivers value through dedicated Internet linkage, multi-contact capabilities (including Voice, Web Chat, E-mail and Fax on Demand) and sophisticated call handling capabilities. The disaster recovery strategy and multiple processing centers give us the unique ability to always maintain uninterrupted operations.
Our commitment to quality standards and information security is evidenced by the infrastructure in place to assure uninterrupted service in a secure information environment.
To learn more about Ovation Revenue Cycle Services’Comprehensive Coding Services, visit www.ovationrcs.com.
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