"In health care, automation in the billing and the medical records area—I'm not sure even the smallest providers can avoid those types of things," says Mark Eich, a partner at the auditing firm of Clifton, Larson, Allen.Long term/post-acute care has been slow on the uptake here, especially as regards health information technology (HIT) and privacy laws that were introduced in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Eich says.
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