What Is a Provider Transaction Access Number (PTAN)? The Provider Transaction Access Number (PTAN) is a Medicare-issued number given to providers upon enrollment with Medicare. This number is usually six digits and assigned based on the type and location of the provider. Upon enrollment, MAC providers should receive their assigned PTAN number in their approval ..
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Things you need to understand about HIPAA? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA or the Kennedy–Kassebaum Act) is a United States federal statute enacted by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21, 1996. It was created primarily to modernize the flow of ..
Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule This is a summary of key elements of the Privacy Rule including who is covered, what information is protected, and how protected health information can be used and disclosed. Because it is an overview of the Privacy Rule, it does not address every detail of each provision. Introduction The ..
Z codes are a special group of codes provided in ICD-10-CM for the reporting of factors influencing health status and contact with health services. Z codes (Z00–Z99) are diagnosis codes used for situations where patients don’t have a known disorder. Z codes represent reasons for encounters. A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code ..
The HIPAA Privacy Rule not only applies to healthcare organizations. It applies to any entity that may encounter personal information about a patient that – if it were disclosed to malevolent third party – could present a risk of harm to the patient ́s finances or reputation. Therefore “covered entities” include health insurers, healthcare clearinghouses, ..