This
web page is designed to be a leading source of tools and
information on the Administrative Simplification (AS)
provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996 (HIPAA) for health care private and public
payers.
Administrative Simplification (AS) provides for the establishment
of various protections, standards and requirements for
the transmission, storage and handling of certain electronic
health care Information. Market players affected include
government and private health plans and insurers, hospitals,
physicians, other health care providers, clearinghouses,
and their business partners.