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The
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
mandated regulations that govern privacy, security, and electronic
transactions standards for health care information. HHS has published
final regulations related to electronic transactions and privacy.
Other final and proposed regulations are expected this year. Together,
these regulations will require major changes in how health care
organizations handle all facets of information management, including
reimbursement, coding, security, and patient records.
These
regulations will have a far-reaching impact on every department
of every entity that provides or pays for health care. The AHA has
worked for years with Congress and the Administration to address
issues critical to health care provider organizations in the development
and implementation of these information systems standards. AHA has
mounted a major association-wide initiative to position members
to implement these new requirements efficiently and effectively.
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