Is HIPPA Compliance required for billing for services?
Yes. Any agency that receives federal funding is required to comply with HIPPA. Revenue recovery programs mandate HIPPA compliance. As an emergency healthcare provider, disclosure and patient acknowledgement signatures are not required. A 20-30 day window of time is provided to mail a notification of services to patients. This is required to be HIPPA compliant. 12. Are there any other associated benefits to Fauquier County Fire Rescue from revenue recovery? The proposal calls for a PDA patient care reporting system. This has been a goal to implement to our current manual entry system. The PDA system can be funded by the revenue recovery system one unit at a time (one for each agency/ambulance participating in the program). 13. What specific demands for EMS services have and will continue to increase? Beyond the obvious increase in residential homes, Senior Citizen housing (independent living, assisted living, and rehabilitation) includes the following institutions. These typically do n
