Latest News:
Washington Health Insurance Partnership board met on April 3rd. The Board must look for ways to increase access to affordable health insurance. The Board "Briefing Book" containing meeting information can be found here. Their next meeting will be held on May 8th.
Washington Legislature grants Insurance Commissioner greater authority to regulate individual health insuance rates. The law can be viewed here and the legislative staff report can be found here.
Health Insurers may not pay chiropractors less than a pyhsician for performing the same service. Insurers may not set different reimbursement rates for physicians and another for chirpractors when the service is billed under the same CPT code. Parity Law
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Information & Events:
OIG & CMS Gear up for HIPAA security audits. Lawyers for health care practioners are getting ready to defend against federal audits of health care practitioners and hospitals for compliance with HIPAA security regulations. While HIPAA compliance is scalable, if you have not done a self-audit of your clinic or facility, now is the time. Also, if you have not trained you staff as required by HIPAA, HCCS has an interactive course to train staff in HIPAA Privacy and Security which has been updated within recent months. HIPPA Training
Articles: After recent criticism from the state auditor, health care practitioners can expect increased emphasis on professional discipline by the Washington State Department of Health. Health Care Insights See Also the Auditor's Report. DOH Audit Report
Learning: HIPPA privacy training videos are now available to satisfy regulatory training requirements. HIPPA Training
Law Bulletins: The Washington State Department of Health has adopted new rules governing the mandatory reporting of certain behavior and incidents involving patients and health care practitioners. Read the new rule