title: Understanding HIPAA transactions and code sets.
abstract: The recently published final regulations for transactions and code sets under HIPAA are the light at the end of the tunnel in the quest for uniform healthcare standards--and the first step on a long road to HIPAA implementation. What are the standard transactions and code sets? This article takes an in-depth look.
authors.affiliation: dan.rode@ahima.org
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authors.lastname: Rode
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000592:standards*; D016494:Computer Security / Q000592:standards*; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000592:standards; D005568:Forms and Records Control / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D019451:Information Management / Q000592:standards*; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000592:standards; D008497:Medical Record Administrators; D008500:Medical Records Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000592:standards*; D012015:Reference Standards; D014481:United States