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Comment Re:Computers can't add? (Score 1) 637

Go ahead and try to put health data into Excel without violating HIPPAA and going to jail.

Why would putting health data into a spreadsheet violate HIPPA? If the computer is secure HIPPA is happy.

The same medical procedure can be billed at hundreds of different rates, depending on numerous criteria, many of which are covered by privacy laws, or are calculated by third party labs or testing facilities.

Nobody cares how much the providers charge, the insurers pay the UCF, Usual and Customary Fee, that is what counts.
The UCF is the average of what healthcare providers of similar skills in a geographic area bill the insurers. Most healthcare providers bill for an amount that is over what they'll willingly settle for.

If you really think this is easy, then you don't have a clue. There is a reason that we spend 2 trillion a year on health care, and if you compare America's longevity, infant mortality, etc. to other countries, it is pretty obvious that all that money isn't being spent on actual effective medicine.

Lawyers and insurance company siphon off a fair share, if you can figure out a way to keep the leaches out of the malpractice litigations without freezing out the legitimately wronged, the country would be grateful.

Comment Re:That's funny (Score 1) 637

It's pretty easy for a billing system to say "You haven't met your deductible" or "You've paid about enough"... but as I understand it, the legislation requires that each patientis cost be tracked on a per-patient basis - not per-policy or even per-insurer.

That's understandable, what I don't get is why the the limit has been waived for a year instead of instating it as a minimum of per-insurer basis; if a patient is over for an insurer, than they are that as a minimum.

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