Its being sent overseas. Yes, the insurance companies are sending your client's information overseas. Health insurers have been doing this for years. But now the auto insurance companies are doing it. Here is when:
1. They are sending medical records to doctors to review radiological reports and other records to provide input on reasonable and necessity of treatment.
2. They are sending medical records to be input in to the databases, ie Colossus and similar programs.
3. They are sending medical bills over to be re-coded.
The insurance companies are trying to cut costs. One way is to decrease the costs of medical reviews and data entry. Since the costs of these services are less overseas, it benefits the insurers.
At this point, sit tight. Don't worry about it. Wait and see what the insurers do and if there are any breaches of privacy. Then, you can formulate a game plan.
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