Resources

Information

CMS Administrative Simplification Overview
https://www.cms.gov/regulations-and-guidance/administrative-simplification/hipaa-aca
CMS Enforcement and Compliance with Administrative Simplification Requirements https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Administrative-Simplification/Enforcements
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
https://aspe.hhs.gov/report/health-insurance-portability-and-accountability-act-1996

Organizations/Committees

American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) www.aapa.org
American Association for Homecare www.aahomecare.org
American Dental Association (ADA) www.ada.org
American Hospital Association (AHA) www.aha.org
American Medical Association (AMA) www.ama-assn.org
American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) www.amia.org
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) www.ansi.org
America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) www.ahip.org
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) www.bcbs.com
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) www.cms.hhs.gov
Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) www.caqh.org
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) www.hhs.gov
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) www.himss.org
Health Level Seven (HL7) www.hl7.org
Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) www.mgma.com
National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO) www.nahdo.org
National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) www.medicaiddirectors.org
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) www.cdc.gov/nchs
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) www.ncvhs.hhs.gov
National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) www.ncpdp.org
National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC) www.nubc.org
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology www.healthit.gov
Veterans Health Administration www.va.gov/health
Washington Publishing Company (WPC) www.wpc-edi.com
Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) www.wedi.org
X12 www.x12.org