White Papers for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Data Content and Code Sets: The Devil is in the Details

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

The essence of the HIPAA Administrative Simplification Transactions and Code Sets Final Rule is that we will all benefit from the implementation of common standards for data transmission and the adoption of national standards for the health care information that we communicate. This paper summarizes key points about data content requirements, the problem of local codes, what you need to do to be compliant, the change processes, and the ultimate benefits.

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