Social Media sites are becoming a way of communicating with the world. Remember, no matter what social media site you are using whether it is an instant message, website profile, social network or skype or similar sites, your communication can be viewed or intercepted. If you have any of these social media profiles, do not publish your address, DOB, or any other information that could be used to steal your identity, break into your home, stalk you or your children. Use the incorporation date of your business or a combination of information and chose not to publish your address and DOB. Ensure you obtain your free annual credit report to review for accuracy. There are also programs that will monitor your credit activity for potential theft.
Publishing any personal information can lead to not only credit or financial fraud but health care fraud also. Protect your information.
Remember, this method to communicate with patients is not with HIPAA, HITECH and Red Flag rules if you are exchanging any credit, financial or other personally identifiable information whether health or otherwise.
As a note, you can find us on all Social Media sites: Facebook, Myspace, Linkedin, Plaxo, Twitter. We do submit blogs through these sites and occasional other notes so you can stay updated through status notifications.
Angela Miller of Medical Auditing Solutions LLC has been in health care compliance, auditing, billing, collections and HIPAA for over 18 years. Ms. Miller has made it the focus of the business to help providers run their businesses efficiently, collect money, and maintain compliance with federal and state regulations and coverage criteria. Ms. Miller is very experienced with Medicare & Payer audits. Ms. Miller ran a very successful compliance program for over 5 years for the largest privately held HME/Pharmacy provider in the US at the time. Ms. Miller also works as a contract compliance officer to provide an avenue to compliance training to staff, implementation of policies, as well as handling anything that affects cash flow from the initial intake to back-end collections. You can visit our website at Medical Auditing Solutions LLC.