Medical collections/HIPAA process

[jjgross]

Originally Posted by CreditCrisis

I sent my HIPAA letters last week and now I’m getting phone calls from the hospitals I sent it to. Do I need to talk to these people or should they be doing everything by mail?

Hey crisis google cmre and info practical and read all about how they operate,there out of La Brear ca.

[Trish]

Originally Posted by grn910

What letter do I send if its an old judgement that hasnt been paid? & I dont intend to

Whoa.....sorry I missed this.
The HIPAA process doesn't work for judgments (even if they are from a medical acct). You should follow the disputing/deleting judgments guide for that.

[CreditCrisis]

what about for my situation Trish?

[Trish]

Originally Posted by CreditCrisis

I sent my HIPAA letters last week and now I’m getting phone calls from the hospitals I sent it to. Do I need to talk to these people or should they be doing everything by mail?

You can talk to them.
Is this the one regarding the medical bill that wasn't submitted to insurance in a timely manner?
I would answer the phone just out of curiosity to see what they have to say.

[CreditCrisis]

Yes. thats the one. i'm just so afraid i'm going to fumble on the phone and say something that they can use against me, even though i know they cant!

[Trish]

Originally Posted by CreditCrisis

Yes. thats the one. i'm just so afraid i'm going to fumble on the phone and say something that they can use against me, even though i know they cant!

Well, if you're not comfortable, you don't have to answer the phone. Do it all by mail and in writing. If they have something to tell you, they can respond to you by writing you a letter.
Me being me.....lol......I would answer the phone.. I kinda get a kick out of it. I'm not quite right though....

[CreditCrisis]

lol well they called and sent me a letter saying that they received my letter and that they were investigating my account.

[CreditCrisis]

I don’t see how something couldn’t come out of this. Even if they do “verify” or whatever a hospital will do, couldn’t I then request copies of my medical records, highlight the actual service dates and send it back? Fight it that way? All of the records claim that they were opened January 2008.

I am absolutely 100% percent positive that isn’t true because the medical bills are for when I was in the hospital having my son..March 2007. So if I can show them that on the records, wouldn’t that be a violation on their part right there?

[Trish]

Not sure what you mean..
All of who's records are claiming the wrong date?

[CreditCrisis]

all of the records on my credit report. most are from the hospital itself, but there are maybe two reporting from CMRE.