Maintaining HIPAA compliance is vital for the continued success of your organization or business and the protection of your patients' well-being. Implementing the following five tips will help you enhance compliance, stay ahead of potential breaches, and ensure the security of patient data. Analyze Your Risk Points: One of the most effective ways to improve HIPAA compliance is to assess where customer and patient data "lives" within your workplace. Create a list that outlines the entry points, storage locations, and exit points of patient data. Look for any potential weaknesses or vulnerabilities in this information pipeline. Using HIPAA-compliant software for…
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With social media activity continually on the rise, the data that can be gathered from this open-source intelligence can be crucial when it comes to a case or claim. In order to ensure you have the full picture of a person’s digital footprint, a social canvass is an important tool to utilize. What is Social Canvassing? A social canvass is the process of searching, capturing, and preserving digital evidence from a person’s social profiles. INTERTEL’s social canvass provides a comprehensive solution to the traditional products offered in the industry by creating a cost-effective, legally defensible product that is scalable to…
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Unveiling the Significance of Medical Canvassing In the intricate world of insurance claims, medical canvassing has emerged as a formidable tool, shedding light on undisclosed information, and offering a wealth of insights. A medical canvass is a service where a search is done in specified areas to gather detailed information on a claimant. Canvasses of medical facilities, physician offices, specialists, laboratories, physical therapy clinics and pharmacies within a specified location radius are compiled to uncover any discrepancies and interventions in a claimant’s history. But why should one request a medical canvass? Let's explore the top five reasons. 1. Unearthing Hidden…
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When choosing a medical canvassing provider it is important that you choose a partner whom is well-versed in both the legal and regulatory environments they operate.
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When choosing a medical canvassing provider it is important that you choose a partner whom is well-versed in both the legal and regulatory environments they operate.
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When choosing a medical canvassing provider it is important that you choose a partner whom is well-versed in both the legal and regulatory environments they operate.
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These are unprecedented times and the effects of mandatory business closures, shelter-in-place orders, and unexpected unemployment have yet to be seen.
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INTERTEL is closely monitoring developments related to COVID-19, including information and guidance published by the World Health Organization and the Center for Disease Control.
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It seems that every week we hear about yet another data breach where people’s personal data has been compromised. Security of information has never been as important or as mainstream as it is today and should be of the utmost importance whenever choosing a medical canvassing partner.
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Insurance is all about mitigating risk. Regardless of what is being covered, a person or property, the company is partially assuming the risk that something wrong may happen.
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