NFO Business of Medicine Web Series

The No Surprises Act is often thought of as a way to protect patients in the hospital from unexpected, high medical bills from providers not on their plan. It is that but it’s also more. Every practice treating an out-of-network or uninsured (self pay) patient in their office must understand this laws implications. One other federal regulation that needs some discussion is Information Blocking. There are some concepts and requirements you must know to be compliant when patients request their medical records. • A thorough review of the No Surprises Act • Discussion on the Good Faith Estimate (GFE) of expected charges for out-of-network and uninsured patients. • Information Blocking defined and how to avoid patients reporting to the Office of Civil Rights. • We will provide some practical suggestions for both Information Blocking and the No Surprises Act.