about Billing Billing is published bimonthly for the members of the Healthcare Billing and management association, Inc. (HBma). editorial offices are located at the following address: 2025 m street, NW, suite 800 Washington, dC 20036 202-367-1177 202-367-2177 Fax billing@hbma.org www.hbma.org andre Williams, executive director EDITOR emily schmitt GRAPHIC DESIGN rocket graphic design PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR Cindy groux, CHBme articles in Billing are the work of the authors and do not reflect the position or opinion of HBma. No part of Billing may be reproduced without the permission of HBma. advertising of products or services in Billing does not constitute an endorsement by HBma of those products or services. HBMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Curt Cvikota, CHBme VICE-PRESIDENT / PRESIDENT-ELECT Holly Louie SECRETARY ron decker TREASURER dorothy L. Henslee, CHBme PAST PRESIDENT jeanne a. gilreath, CHBme HBMA BOARD MEMBERS dennis allen, CHBme michelle durner, CHBme Cindy groux, CHBme suzi Hall, CHBme rich s. Papperman mick Polo ginger ryder, CHBme DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Bill Finerfrock LETTERS TO THE EDITOR send to billing@hbma.org, and include contact information. We reserve the right to edit all letters. all published letters become the property of Billing. table of contents ARound tHe HBMA 3 . . . . . President’s Message By Curt Cvikota, CHBME 6 . . . . . Sound Off! 6 . . . . . New HBMA Members 7 . . . . . How Has the Affordable Care Act Affected You? 8 . . . . . A Conversation with Curt Cvikota FeAtuRe ARticleS 10 . . . . Life Made Easier with CMS’s Surrogacy Program By David Zetter 15 . . . . Vendor Security By Leslie Haywood 18 . . . . Cybersecurity for Sensitive Data By Harry Stephens 21 . . . . Optum Cloud Dashboard By Jeff Meyerhofer 23 . . . . Healthcare Moves to EFT Payments By Priscilla Holland 25 . . . . The Cyber and Privacy Liability Insurance Application By Gamelah Palagonia 27 . . . . New Security Innovations for Healthcare Payments By Bill Marvin 29 . . . . Overpayment Recovery By the American Medical Association 30 . . . . Design with the User in Mind By Steve Francis depARtMentS 32 . . . . ICD-10: Don’t Let the Coding Get Lost in Translation By Valerie Fernandez 35 . . . . CHBME CEU Quiz Questions 36 . . . . SOFTWARE: Business Intelligence for Medical Practices By Nate Moore 38 . . . . FROM THE ROAD: You Can’t Do It All Yourself By Dave Jakielo, CHBME 4 HBma BILLINg • jaNuarY.FeBruarY.2015
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