What are the Administrative Simplification provisions?
The provisions, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), establish national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health plans and employers. They also address the security and privacy of protected health information. These standards are intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the nation’s health care system by encouraging the widespread use of electronic data interchange in health care.
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