HIPAA
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HIPAA Resources
Below are a few resources you can explore for more information on HIPAA
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- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is the leader in insurance reform. DHHS explains HIPAA Title II information on administrative simplification.
- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Formerly (July 1, 2001) the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), is responsible for implementing various unrelated provisions of HIPAA. The site contains a directory of CMS's business activities with regard to HIPAA.
- HIPAA 96 is sponsored by the Western Midrange Corp. This site offers HIPAA FAQs, the full text version of the act and various other services.
- The Washington Publishing Company (WPC) manages and distributes HIPAA's Electronic Data Interchange implementation guides. These transaction standard implementation guides are available free of charge in PDF format.
- The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) provides a forum for HIPAA definitions of standards, resolution of implementation issues and development and delivery of education and training programs.
- The American National Standards Institute Accredited Standards Committee (ANSI ASC) X12 develops uniform standards for electronic data interchange. The HIPAA transaction rule adopted this organization's core health care transactions. This site provides information about the X12 committee.
- American Medical Association promotes professionalism in medicine and setting standards for medical education, practice and ethics.
- Pennsylvania Medical Society represents physicians, supports professional advancement in public health and public policy, as well as in medical science, education, practice and ethics, and serves as a patient advocate, both on the state and national levels.
