Interim final regulations were issued to implement part of the health care reform provision to improve the utility of existing HIPAA transactions and reduce administrative costs. Health care reform requires HHS to adopt a single set of operating rules for the transaction standards issued under HIPAA, with the goal of creating uniformity in the implementation of the electronic standards.
The regulations require compliance by Jan. 1, 2013 and put in place operating rules for two electronic health care transactions, making it easier for providers to determine:
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