Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) : Summary of the Administrative Simplification Provisions.

Examines administrative simplification provisions in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 that standardize electronically transmitted health insurance financial claims and administrative transactions data. Reviews HHS health privacy recommendations and related issues consi...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1998.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Health insurance. Medical laws and legislation. Privacy, Right of. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Examines administrative simplification provisions in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 that standardize electronically transmitted health insurance financial claims and administrative transactions data. Reviews HHS health privacy recommendations and related issues considered by the 105th Congress.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.