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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HOUSTON, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ontellus, one of the nation's largest records retrieval and claims intelligence companies, today announced the appointment of Manish Nariwal as Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Nariwal will oversee day-to-day business operations with a focus on continued growth, exceptional client services and product innovation. "Manish possesses deep expertise in the technologies that underpin our business and a track record of successfully running high-performing operations," said Vince Cole, CEO of Ontellus. "He is a valuable addition to our leadership team as we continue to accelerate our growth." With roughly three decades of experience, Nariwal joins Ontellus from First…
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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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Client: Top 10 P&C National Insurance Carrier, specializing in Workers’ Compensation Case Study: National Insurance Carrier Utilizes Medical Canvass To Uncover Complete Treatment History Challenge/Issue for Client: Claimant was seeking damages for an unwitnessed slip and fall. Carrier had set reserve above $450,000 and noted that a major surgery would be required for the alleged injury. Solution: Client utilized INTERTEL for a Medical Canvass to obtain a more complete claimant medical history. We did an expansive search for several facility types near the claimant’s home and work addresses. Benefit: This solution was the right choice because it was a minimal…
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The integration between INTERTEL and the Duck Creek Platform will give insurers the ability to seamlessly request medical canvassing and receive results within Duck Creek Claims, drastically reducing the time needed for entry of assignment information and providing workflow efficiencies.
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Business location data enhances quality and efficiency of claims research services. Data Axle, the leading provider of data and real-time intelligence solutions announced today a partnership with INTERTEL, a nationally recognized leader in medical canvassing.
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New partner’s medical canvassing service to help adjusters better assess claimants’ medical treatment history. INTERTEL has joined Guidewire PartnerConnect as a Solution partner. The companies also announced that INTERTEL’s Ready for Guidewire validated accelerators for ClaimCenter are now available to insurers in the Guidewire Marketplace.
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