And Along Came HIPAA

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	And Along Came HIPAA

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HIPAA is the United States Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 which was created to reduce health care costs and protect patient privacy. Protected health information (PHI) under HIPAA includes any individually identifiable health information. With HIPAA also came new job descriptions, responsibilities and opportunities in medicine and the health care industry.

Along Came HIPAA!

To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996, Public Law 104-191, included "Administrative Simplification" provisions that required HHS to adopt national standards for electronic health care transactions.

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HIPAA

Short for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPAA provides national standards to protect the privacy of personal health information.

HIPAA has created an opportunity for the health care industry to move from paper claims transactions to electronic transactions using one national standard format. This means that many health care providers across the nation must update their systems or outsource their billing needs. This situation also created a tremendous opportunity for coders, billers and consultants to advice and help non-compliant providers to achieve HIPAA compliancy in order to get paid!

Organizations Affected by HIPAA

Healthcare companies need project managers to develop new policies and procedures. HIPAA consultants work one-on-one with organizations to help direct their compliance efforts. They assist organizations with their efforts to become HIPAA compliant. Most assignments are on location so some travel is required.

Information systems departments must use staff or IT experts to bring infrastructure into compliance, and in some cases, purchase and implement new systems. These tasks could require the services of privacy officers, programmers, analysts, quality assurance professionals and so on.

HIPAA Links

AHA HIPAA Home Page

HIPAA compliant industry standard codes are required on all electronic claims for dates of service rendered on and after October 16, 2003. This is a HIPAA requirement.