New from CMA ON-CALL:
HIPAA Transaction Rule Primer for Physicians
[Posted 07/10/03]

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Document #1606, "HIPAA Electronic Transaction Rule," is the latest addition to CMA’s ON-CALL library. This document discusses HIPAA’s electronic transactions and code-sets rule, which standardizes claims submission, processing, and payment, and provides a step-by-step guide so that physician offices can prepare to send HIPAA-compliant claims by the October 16 deadline.