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HFS Fresno Growth Mode

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Part of the HFS Consultants “complete solutions for healthcare management” is located at the NEW Fresno office. The Fresno office primarily works in Revenue Cycle Management . Its expertise is in areas of billing and collections in which HFS personnel will utilize the client’s system or our own to collect, rebill and manage outstanding claims. The HFS personnel are experienced in the billing regulations and requirements of HIPAA, Medi-Cal, Medicare and commercial insurance companies. The Fresno office is largely utilized for outsource billing, which includes billing, follow-up, collection and backlog reduction. Services aren’t isolated to offsite support only. If deemed necessary, onsite assistance will be provided to a client. (more…)

Are You Prepared for the Red Flag Rule?

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

In the world today we naturally link the words identity theft to different types of financial institutions. This is no longer true with the advent of the Red Flag Rule. In January 2008 the Red Flag Rule went into effect. The rule requires businesses (including healthcare) to develop and institute a plan that will detect and deter the red flags that often can be the telling signs of identity theft. Healthcare is further impacted by this regulation due to its responsibility to protect and safeguard against Medical identity theft.  (more…)