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Follow on Google News | HBMA Congratulates Professional Practice Resources on Compliance AccreditationProfessional Practice Resources recognized for program to protect patient privacy, prevent medical billing fraud, and comply with federal regulations
By: Healthcare Business Management Association (HBMA) Professional Practice Resources is a RCM company based in the Detroit, Michigan area service professional medical and mental health practices for over 30 years. "I'm proud of the PPR staff who have worked so hard to create and maintain our culture of compliance, especially during challenging times"- Kathy Cramer, President, PPR. "HBMA understands that medical billing and revenue cycle management companies operate in a complex, highly regulated profession, fraught with high consequences for failure. By achieving HBMA Compliance Accreditation, Professional Practice Resources has demonstrated by independent evaluation that their practices surpass federal requirements to protect confidential patient medical information, secure their data systems, and prevent fraud," said Cindy Pittmon, RCC, CHBME, FRBMA, president of HBMA. The HBMA Compliance Accreditation Program is the result of the RCM industry coming together within HBMA to establish a process to independently assess the participating company's program to fulfill its obligation to meet regulatory requirements. The HBMA Compliance Accreditation Program assesses compliance with HIPAA and with Health and Human Service Office of Inspector General compliance standards on fraud, waste and abuse; the Stark Law, which is designed to prevent conflicts of interest by medical providers in their prescribed patient care; federal Anti-kickback law; and the OIG work plan. The assessment under the HBMA Compliance Accreditation Program includes a comprehensive evaluation of the policies and practices of RCM companies with respect to employee training; security risks, including the security of confidential patient health information; The program was announced in April 2018 and was officially launched in October 2018 after beta testing by four HBMA member companies. Since that time, 27 companies have achieved HBMA compliance accreditation. For more information, visit http://www.hbma.org. End
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