HHS Proposes Standards for Electronic Health Care Attachments

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today proposed the adoption of standards for certain attachments to electronic health care claims, a requirement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The proposed standards, published today in the Federal Register, will apply to electronic transactions by covered entities to request and provide clinical information for certain types of services which are being billed by the provider to the health plan.

Covered entities will be required to use the standards when they are conducting an electronic transaction for the purpose of requesting and providing additional information for one of the six types of services.

“These HIPAA provisions make processing claims and other health care transactions much more efficient and in the long run save millions of dollars,” Secretary Leavitt said. “Adoption of these standards and the implementation of electronic medical records will allow our health care community to lead America’s efforts in improving the quality of care, avoiding errors and enhancing communication between providers.” ...

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