CMS launches updated administrative simplification website
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has revamped its website on administrative simplification, at go.CMS.gov/AdminSimp. Topics include electronic transactions, code sets, operating rules, unique identifiers and enforcement. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and Affordable Care Act of 2010 set national standards and operating rules to simplify electronic health care transactions and standardize business practices.
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