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HBMA Congratulates Emax Medical Billing On Compliance Accreditation
Emax recognized for program to protect patient privacy, prevent medical billing fraud, and comply with federal regulations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/22/2019
(Washington) – Today the Healthcare Business Management Association (HBMA)
announced that Emax Medical Billing, LLC is now accredited under the HBMA
Compliance Accreditation Program for revenue cycle management (RCM)
companies (a.k.a., medical billing and medical practice management
companies) and offered its congratulations. The HBMA Compliance
Accreditation Program is designed to assess compliance with a range of
federal healthcare industry regulations, including provisions to protect
patient privacy under HIPAA, promote cybersecurity, and prevent fraud,
waste, and abuse in medical billing.
“Emax has long worked to ensure its policies, processes, and practices
meet all HIPAA and other federal regulations and protect the information
clients entrust to us,” said Dennis Allen, CEO of Emax Medical Billing
LLC. “Through a rigorous process over the course of several months, HBMA
confirmed our efforts adhere to the complex federal regulations that
affect healthcare. To be recognized and accredited by HBMA is a
significant achievement that gives our clients—and soon-to-be
clients—confidence that Emax acts in their best interest.”
“HBMA has long stood for ethical practices in medical billing and revenue
cycle management. HBMA Compliance Accreditation is recognition that Emax
has gone beyond the requirements of federal regulations by obtaining an
independent evaluation of its practices to protect the confidentiality of
patient medical information, ensure the security of their data systems,
and prevent fraud,” said Mick Polo, 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; documentation storage and handling; practices to
promote compliance with federal regulations; disaster and emergency
preparedness plans; and human resources practices, including background
check procedures and onboarding.
The program was announced in April 2018 and was officially launched in
October 2018 after beta testing by four HBMA member companies. Emax is the
first company to achieve HBMA accreditation.
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About Emax Medical Billing LLC
Emax Medical Billing LLC is a multi-specialty revenue cycle management
(RCM) company that helps healthcare providers—physicians, ambulance
services, occupational therapists, physical therapists and more—get paid
so they can focus on their patients. Emax is a New Hampshire-based private
company that blends automation technology and personal service to deliver
best-in-class results to its clients. Emax has been serving healthcare
providers since 1995. For more information about Emax Medical Billing,
visit www.EmaxmedicalBilling.com.
About the Healthcare Business Management
Association (HBMA)
HBMA is a non-profit, member-led trade association of companies that
support doctors and other medical providers by handling their medical
billing and revenue collection processes, services known as revenue cycle
management (RCM). HBMA works with legislative stakeholders and federal
agencies in Washington, D.C. to improve the business of medical billing
and the practice of healthcare. Since its inception in 1993, HBMA and its
members have encouraged professional development and adherence to the HBMA
Code of Ethics, advocated on behalf of the RCM profession, and promoted
business development through educational events, networking opportunities,
certification programs, and a wide range of affiliated vendor resources.
For more information about HBMA, visit the
www.hbma.org.
CONTACT: Kurt Gallagher
(202) 367-1279
kgallagher@hbma.org
Dennis Allen
603-924-7797 ext. 501
dennis@emaxmedicalbilling.com
