James O. Burgess, Jr, JD, MPH Senior Project Manager HIPAA DC 804-337-2385 (c)
From: "Charles Whitaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: "Charles Whitaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Collection Accts. Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 16:57:02 -0600
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I recently came across some information that some credit repair websites are giving out in relation to medical collections being reported to the Credit Reporting Agencies (CRA). If a person disputes a listing on a credit report, the CRA must request a validation from the Collection Agency (CA), which must get a validation from the Original Creditor (Health Care Provider). These credit repair websites are saying that if the bill is paid in full the Health Care Provider has no "business purpose" to send the information to the CA (no payment due).
See this Link http://community-2.webtv.net/YCHANGE/STORAGE/page14.html
Has anyone seen this? Any thoughts or opinions?
Charles Whitaker HIPAA Coordinator/IT Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah, LA (318)574-2374 Fax (318)574-2396 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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