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Medical coding is a rapidly growing field, and students are adopting it as a serious career option. To make things simpler, medical coders bridge the gap between providers and the payers. When you pay a visit to the doctor, the doctor prepares notes about diagnosis and treatment. This information goes out to the medical billing services department where the medical coders convert it into a language understood by the payers.

Medical coding is a rapidly growing field, and students are adopting it as a serious career option. To make things simpler, medical coders bridge the gap between providers and the payers. When you pay a visit to the doctor, the doctor prepares notes about diagnosis and treatment. This information goes out to the medical billing services department where the medical coders convert it into a language understood by the payers.

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced relaxation in HIPAA rules for covered entities and business associates who participate in good faith in the COVID-19 testing site operation. It doesn't stop there, but HIPAA penalties won't apply to covered healthcare providers for practicing telehealth medicine using third-party applications such as Skype or Facebook Messenger

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced relaxation in HIPAA rules for covered entities and business associates who participate in good faith in the COVID-19 testing site operation.

EHR technology increases performance in terms of meaningful use and helps to implement improvement activities efficiently. Patient portals, user-friendly websites, adopting technology are great ways to improve patients' outcomes. Thus, allowing patients the ease to enroll and get prescriptions is a huge step towards a progressive healthcare system