The other rule would require health plans to accept a standardized format for electronic claims. The proposal also would standardize the formats of other electronic transactions, including payments to providers and authorizations of services and referrals. The rules appear in the May 7 Federal Register. Eighteen registered nurses selected by the union will have the authority to force prompt attention to abuses and oversights in patient care. Kaiser employs 7,500 members of the California Nurses Association in the region and has 2.7 million enrollees in Northern California.
Nurses get new role in patient protection.
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