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Virtual Work-At-Home Remote Billing Billers for Telemedicine<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

Every physician\u2019s important priority today is to stay safe, while not shirking from their responsibilities of providing efficient and effective remote telemedicine care to COVID-19 patients. <\/span><\/p>\n

As the number of people affected by the virus steadily rises every hour,\u00a0 the workload of physicians is increasing ten-fold, and making matters worse, the absence of non-clinical staff is further adding to their distress.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the current scenario, Telemedicine is proving to be a game changer, rapidly redefining healthcare. It is facilitating people to talk to their doctors anytime, from anywhere. In a sense, improving access to care in a broken healthcare system, which is facing enormous challenges from COVID-19. <\/span><\/p>\n

As things currently stand, there are over 275+ telehealth companies with developed telehealth strategies that go beyond connecting patients. They facilitate hospitals and health systems access to telemedicine applications that make it possible for clinicians to connect with specialists for consultations on complex cases needing expert advice and support.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space]<\/div><\/div><\/section>

Need of the Hour – Managing Remotely Working Telemedicine Billing Staff<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

As many as 42 state governors have issued stay-at-home orders or advisories, which is making it difficult for non-clinical staff to report physically at their places of work. The challenge has put an increased emphasis on managing <\/span>remote billing<\/span><\/a> operations effectively.<\/span><\/p>\n

Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights <\/span>(OCR)<\/span><\/a>, which enforces HIPAA, has issued guidelines on April 2, notifying the healthcare fraternity, that they won\u2019t impose penalties for violations of some provisions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule against healthcare providers and their business associates for public and health oversight activities during the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency.<\/span><\/p>\n

BillingParadise<\/span><\/a>, a billing company with a decade of proven experience serving the billing and coding needs of healthcare systems, has been closely following the guidelines of OCR,\u00a0 which essentially states,\u00a0 \u201cThe CDC, CMS, and state and local health departments need quick access to Covid-19-related health data to fight this pandemic. Granting HIPAA business associates greater freedom to cooperate and exchange information with public health and oversight agencies can help flatten the curve and potentially save lives.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space]<\/div><\/div><\/section>

Remote Billing Practices for Telehealth Services<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

While there are no specific guidelines proposed by OCR for administrative or billing employees who aren\u2019t patient-facing, our <\/span>telemedicine billing<\/span><\/a> staff working from home strictly follow these best practices for telemedicine billing:<\/span><\/p>\n