title: The Medicare Transaction System Initiative.
abstract: The Health Care Financing Administration is developing a system that will effectively use information technology to reduce paperwork and streamline the processing of claims. This system, targeted to be up and running by late 1997, will usher in a new model of convenience for providers, payers, and clients.
authors.affiliation: Health Care Financing Administration, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Walton
mesh_terms: D000555:Ambulatory Care Information Systems / Q000592:standards*; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics*; D007345:Insurance Claim Review / Q000592:standards*; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States