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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. HIPAA Education UNICARE HIPAA Resources HIPAA Web Sites HIPAA Assessment Check List For Hospitals and Physicians Comparison Of Top 25 Current EOB Messages To HIPAA Adjustment Reason Code Messages HIPAA Readiness Disclosure Statement HIPAA Glossary
1. HIPAA Education
· The Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act Was Signed Into Federal Law In 1996 To Improve The Efficiency Of Healthcare Delivery · Mandates National Standards For Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Transactions And Code Sets · Establishes Uniform Healthcare Identifiers For Providers, Health Plans And Employers · Establishes Privacy And Confidentiality Provisions To Protect Individually Identifiable Health Care Information · Establishes Security Standards To Protect Electronically Maintained Health Information
How Does HIPAA Affect Providers?
All Electronic Transactions Must Be Converted To The Standard Format UNICARE Will Reject Electronically Submitted Non-Compliant HIPAA Mandated Transactions After October 16, 2003 HIPAA Mandated Codes Sets Must Be Implemented ­ Elimination Of Custom Codes From Multiple Payers UNICARE Will Reject Non-Standard Codes On Electronically Submitted Transactions and Paper Transactions After October 16, 2003* Providers Will Receive The HIPAA Standard Messages On Paper EOBs And Electronic ERAs Direct Electronic Submitters Will Need To Contact UNICARE EDI Services To Setup A Date For Transaction Testing Administrative Savings Include: ­ Elimination Of Multiple Transaction Formats ­ Standard Code Sets ­ Common Data Sets Which Will Facilitate Data Sharing Among Covered Entities ­ Electronic Billing And Electronic Payments Could Result In Cash Flow Increase
* UNICARE will comply with the Federal mandate for a code set extension
· Improve Efficiency And Effectiveness Of The National Health Care System · Administrative Simplification · Reduce Administrative Overhead Costs · Reduce Fraud And Abuse · Improve The Quality Of Care Through Access To Consistent Clinical Data · Protect Patient's Rights · Establish Security Standards
Technological Advancements Have Resulted In Substantial And Increasing Electronic Transmission Of Health Data ­ Lack Of Standardization For Electronic Transactions And Code Sets ­ Rapid Growth Of Internet And Intranet Applications ­ Advancements In Computerization Of Patient Medical Records ­ Use Of E-Mail As A Communication Tool Between Caregivers And Patients Public Concerns About Privacy And Security ­ 20% Of Consumers Believe Their Health Information Response Has Been Used Or Disclosed Inappropriately ­ 17% Of Americans Report That They Have Taken Action To Avoid The Inappropriate Use Of Their Information ­ The Association Of American Physicians And Surgeons Reports That 78% Of Its Members Have Withheld Information From A Patient's Record Due To Privacy Concerns And 87% Of Its Members Have Had A Patient Request That Information Be Withheld
· Health Plans · Healthcare Providers Who Transmit Health Information In Electronic Form · Healthcare Clearinghouses
UNICARE HIPAA Planning Process
· Involved In HIPAA Since 1997 · Extensive Industry Workgroup Participation On State And National Levels · Created A Program Management Office · HIPAA Compliance Officer, Privacy Officers And Security Officer · Completed an Impact Assessment On Business Processes · Systems Are HIPAA Compliant · Completed Internal Policies And Procedures · Completed Internal Staff Training · Ongoing Education And Awareness Programs
Notices Of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM's) Already Published:
Standard Transactions/Code Sets -With Extension Filing Privacy Employer Identifier Transaction Addenda Use of NDC Codes National Provider Identifier Security *Expected Dates NPRM Published 05/07/1998 11/03/1999 06/16/1998 05/31/2002 05/31/2002 05/07/1998 08/12/1998 Final Rule Publication 08/17/2000 12/28/2000 05/31/2002 02/20/2003 02/20/2003 4Q 2003* 02/20/2003 Effective Date 10/16/2000 04/14/2001 07/30/2002 03/24/2003 03/24/2003 1Q 2004* 04/21/2003 Compliance Required 10/16/2002 10/16/2003 04/14/2003 07/30/2004 10/16/2003 10/16/2003 1Q 2006* 04/21/2005
Notices Of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM's) In Development:
STANDARD Expected NPRM Publication 4Q 2003* 4Q 2003* 4Q 2003* Expected Final Rule Publication TBD TBD TBD Expected Effective Date TBD TBD TBD Expected Compliance Required TBD TBD TBD
Health Plan Identifier Claims Attachments Enforcement *Expected Dates
Extension For Transactions And Code Sets
·Legislation (HR 3323) Was Signed By President Bush On December 27, 2001 · Legislation Enables Covered Entities To Delay Compliance With The Transactions And Code Sets Rule By One Year · The Deadline For Filing A Compliance Extension Plan Was October 15, 2002 · UNICARE Filed For The Extension · CMS Is The Government Agency Enforcing HIPAA Transactions And Code Sets · Additional Information Can Be Obtained From: http://cms.hhs.gov
ASC X12N Transaction Standards
ANSI Transaction No. 270/271 276/277 835 837 837 837 278 834 820
Eligibility Inquiry/Response Claim Status EFT/ERA Claim (Hosp, Prof, Dental) Encounter 11 COB Authorization/Referral Enrollment In A Health Plan (Employers) 9. Premium Payment (Employers)
The Electronic Claims Process
Provider Admitting Eligibility Inquiry (270) Eligibility Response (271) Certification Request (278) Utilization Review Billing and Collections Certification Response (278) Claim / Encounter (837) Status Inquiry (276) Status Response (277) Payment / Remittance (835) Source: Yellow Highlight = Critical Path Utilization Review Payer Verification Function
ICD-9-CM, Volumes 1 &amp; 2 ICD-9-CM, Volume 3 Combination Of HCPCS And CPT HCPCS (Other Substances, Other Items, Equipment And Supplies) · National Drug Codes · CDT-4 (Dental Services) · All Local Codes Will Be Eliminated · · · ·
Other Mandated Standards
· For Retail Pharmacy, The National Council Of Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) Standard Format Will Be Used · Claims Attachments In A Standard Format · Unique Identifiers
­ National Provider Identifier (NPI) ­ Employer Identifier Number (EIN) ­ Health Plan Identifier
· Security And Confidentiality · Privacy For Individually Identifiable Health Information
· Understanding Of How HIPAA Applies To Your Organization
­ ­ ­ ­ Basic HIPAA Education Transactions And Code Sets Privacy And Security Required Training For Staff
Dedicate Resources For HIPAA Compliance Vendor And/Or Clearinghouse Selection For EDI Testing And Certification Organizations Coordinating Implementation With Payers Keeping Abreast Of New Rules And Regulations
· Industry Participation · Association Participation ­ Physician Associations ­ Hospital Associations ­ American Medical Association · HIPAA Workshops · Provider Tool Kits · Web Site Information
2. UNICARE HIPAA Resources
UNICARE HIPAA Resources
UNICARE Web Site Information:
-Vendor And Clearinghouse Listings -HIPAA Readiness Disclosure Statement http://netmgmt.unicare.com
HIPAA Transactions And Testing:
EDI Services - (800) 227-3983
Additional Information On HIPAA: UNICARE Network Specialists:
South Texas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin (888) 697-3790 North, East, West Texas, Dallas/Forth Worth, Oklahoma (888) 697-3791 New England (800) 862-9988 Ohio (800) 800-0142 Illinois, Northwest Indiana (800) 700-0668
Non Participating Providers:
Call the Customer Service Number on the Member's ID Card
3. HIPAA Web Sites
Professional And Trade Associations/Workgroups: -WEDi Strategic National Implementation Process: http://snip.wedi.org -American Hospital Association www.aha.org/hipaa -American Health Information Management Association www.ahima.org -Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) www.mgma.com -Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) www.ehnac.org Public Resources: -ASC X12N Version 4010 Transaction Implementation Guides: http://www.wpc-edi.com/hipaa -Text Of Administrative Simplification Law And Regulations: http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/admnsimp -Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: http://www.cms.gov -Office For Civil Rights: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/ -National Uniform Claims Committee: http://www.nucc.org -National Council Of Prescription Drug Programs: http://www.ncpdp.org -National Council on Vital and Health Statistics: http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/admnsimp -HIPAA Strategy and Project Plan: http://www.hipaainfo.net - See Articles Section
For More Information: -UNICARE HIPAA Readiness Disclosure Statement: http://netmgmt.unicare.com -Boundary Information Group: http://www.hipaainfo.net -HIPAA Alert: http://www.hipaadvisory.com -Medical Group Management Association (MGMA): http://www.mgma.com Tools For Organizations: -HIPAAdocs Corporation: http://www.hipaadocs.com -WEDI SNIP White Paper-Small Practice Implementation: http://snip.wedi.org -Early View-Tool for HIPAA Self Assessments: http://nchica.org -ICE HIPAA Provider Guidance Document: http://www.iceforhealth.org/library HIPAA Training: -FYI-Net.com Education: http://www.fyi-hipaa.com -CMS: http://www.eventstreams.com/cms/tm_001/database/register.asp - http://www.hipaaaudioconferences.com - http://www.hipaasummit.com - http://www. HIPAAColloquium.com - http://www.trainforhipaa.com - http://www.hcmarketplace.com
4. HIPAA Assessment Check List For Hospitals and Physicians
HIPAA Assessment Check List For Hospitals and Physicians
1 Have you appointed someone to lead your HIPAA efforts and be responsible for your compliance with the following components of HIPAA? -Electronic Transactions and Code Sets -Privacy -Security Have you become familiar with the HIPAA Regulations and their intent? Have you developed and implemented a plan and strategy for processing HIPAA standard transactions? Do you understand the ANSI Implementation Guides, especially those associated with the following transaction standards? - X12 837 (Claims, Encounters) - X12 835 Remittance Advice (ERA) Codes Have you evaluated your systems to determine what needs to be done for HIPAA compliance? Have you initiated making the necessary changes to the systems? Have you identified everyone with whom you conduct business with and/or exchange any type of healthcare information with? Have you assessed what Business Associate Contracts and/or Trading Partner Agreements are required? Have you asked your vendors (software, billing agency, clearinghouse, labs, etc.) to document where they are at in HIPAA compliance and what they will or will not do for you? Have you acquired the tools and resources necessary to assist you in becoming HIPAA compliant? Have you established a compliance plan and schedule? Have you documented what you have accomplished and what you need to accomplish to become HIPAA compliant? Have you identified what gaps exist between your current practice operations and HIPAA requirements? ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨
Have you assessed which business functions are dependent upon current electronic transaction formats (these may include billing operations, general ledger, pharmacy, patient registration) and are you implementing these changes? Have you evaluated what changes to business functions will result from the use of the HIPAA standard electronic transactions and are you in the process of implementing these changes? Do you have a designated Privacy Officer? Do you have a designated Security Officer? Have you identified how protected health information (PHI) is utilized in your organization? Have you identified who you send or exchange PHI with? Have you determined what changes are necessary in these relationships and/or what controls are necessary? Do you know what policies and procedures must be developed and implemented to comply with the privacy elements of the HIPAA mandate? Have you developed your Privacy Notices that describe how PHI is used within your organization? Have you determined what Security issues within your organization are applicable to the HIPAA mandate and what must be accomplished to resolve these issues?
5. Comparison of Top 25 Current EOB Messages To HIPAA Adjustment Reason Code Messages
CURRENT EOB MESSAGE
This is not a covered expense of the patient's plan. This is a duplicate of a previously processed claim. This service exceeds either a benefit limitation, time limitation, number of events, or dollar maximum. The member should refer to the benefit plan documentation for information on limitations related to these services. This amount exceeds the customary and reasonable expense allowed and is the member's responsibility to pay. This is the amount in excess of the allowed expense for a non-participating provider. Additional information has been requested regarding this claim. Once received, this claim will be reopened and benefits will be determined. This amount is not payable due to coordination of benefits with the member's other carrier. This service is not payable because Medicare's payment was equal to or exceeded what the member's medical plan would have paid. The patient was not an eligible member at the time services were rendered. Our records indicate this member is eligible for health care benefits with another health insurance carrier. Please send a copy of the other carrier's explanation of benefits that corresponds with this charge, along with this explanation of benefits. This provider has accepted Medicare's allowed amount as the total amount due. The member, therefore, is not responsible for the balance. This is the amount in excess of the allowed expense for a participating provider. The member, therefore, is not responsible for this amount. This balance is the member's coinsurance responsibility. This amount includes a portion of benefits paid by Medicare or applied to your Medicare deductible. Please refer to your Explanation of Medicare Benefits (E.O.M.B.) to determine your liability.
HIPAA ADJUSTMENT REASON CODE MESSAGE
This (these) service(s) is (are) not covered Duplicate Claim/Service Benefit Maximum has been reached.
Charges exceed our fee schedule or maximum allowable amount. Charges exceed our fee schedule or maximum allowable amount. Claim/Service lacks information which is needed to adjudication.
Payment adjusted because charges have been paid by another payer. Payment adjusted because charges have been paid by another payer.
Expenses incurred prior to coverage. Payment adjusted because this care may be covered by another payer per coordination of benefits.
Charges exceed your contracted/ legislated fee arrangement
Coinsurance Amount Payment adjusted because charges have been paid by another payer.
This amount is an incentive for receiving services from a contracting provider and is not the member's responsibility to pay. This amount is not the member's responsibility to pay. It is the member's incentive for receiving services from a Foundation provider of service. This amount is the Home and Office copayment amount specified by the terms of the member's benefit agreement. This amount has been determined as not allowed due to clinical review of the appropriateness or necessity of this service. Because this is a participating provider, the member is not responsible for this amount. Our records indicate this member is eligible for Medicare benefits. This claim should be resubmitted with an Explanation of Medicare Benefits. Because the member's primary carrier has a negotiated discount with the provider, this amount is not the member's responsibility to pay. This procedure is considered incidental when billed with related primary procedures, and additional charges are not payable. The member is not responsible for this amount.
Charges exceed your contracted/ legislated fee arrangement Charges exceed our fee schedule or maximum allowable amount.
Co-payment Amount 3 Claim/service adjusted because of the finding of a Review Organization. B19
Payment adjusted because this care may be covered by another payer per coordination of benefits. Payment adjusted because charges have been paid by another payer.
Payment adjusted because this procedure/service is not paid separately. B15
This amount is the member's copayment responsibility. The service(s) on this claim have been denied because the provider billed using a procedure code that is not on the fee schedule. The member is not responsible for this amount.
Co-payment Amount This (these) procedure(s) is (are) not covered
This amount has been denied because the service is disallowed by Medicare. Please refer to your Explanation of Medicare Benefit (E.O.M.B) to determine your liability.
This (these) service(s) is (are) not covered. 46
This is the amount paid by Medicare.
Primary Payer amount.
6. HIPAA Readiness Disclosure Statement
UNICARE and its affiliates have been diligently following the evolution of the Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) since its inception in 1996. Our goal is to ensure our systems, supporting business processes, policies, and procedures can successfully meet the implementation standards and deadlines mandated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). To achieve this goal, we have accomplished the following: · · · · · · · Formed an Executive HIPAA Steering Committee Established a HIPAA Program Management Office Completed an impact assessment on business processes and systems Developed and implemented HIPAA Education and Awareness programs Identified specific remediation projects necessary to mitigate actual or potential exposures Assessed the impact the HIPAA requirements may have on our products and services Evaluated business processes and best practices to realize the benefits of Administrative Simplification
What is HIPAA? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was signed into Federal Law on August 21, 1996 to improve the efficiency of health care delivery. HIPAA mandates standards for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transactions and code sets. It establishes uniform health care identifiers for providers, health plans, and employers. Compliance with HIPAA requires the use of ANSI ASC X12N (Version 4010A) transaction standards and implementation guides. It also addresses privacy and security. The final rules for transactions and code sets were published in the Federal Register on August 17, 2000 and the compliance date is October 16, 2002. However, President Bush signed a bill on December 27, 2001 (HR 3323) enabling covered entities to delay compliance with the transactions and codes sets rule by one year until October 16, 2003. To qualify for the extension, covered entities must have submitted a compliance plan to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services by October 15, 2002. UNICARE and its affiliates that are covered entities filed for the extension and are currently conducting trading partner testing for the HIPAA mandated transactions in preparation for the October 16, 2003 implementation date. The final rule for Privacy Standards was published in the Federal Register on December 28, 2000 and modified on August 14, 2002. The compliance date was April 14, 2003. This date was not affected by the extension granted for the final rules for transactions and code sets. In compliance with the rules and regulations for HIPAA Privacy, UNICARE and its affiliates completed HIPAA Privacy remediation by the required date of April 14, 2003. The final rule for Security Standards was published in the Federal Register on February 20, 2003. The compliance date is April 21, 2005. UNICARE and its affiliates are reviewing the rules and regulations for Security and are evaluating the proper processes that need to be in place for compliance. Covered entities that do not comply with HIPAA rules by the applicable dates will be subject to penalties, which are defined under the Enforcement Regulations. The Department of Health and Human Services published an interim final enforcement rule applicable to all HIPAA Administrative Simplification rules in the Federal Register on April 17, 2003.
HIPAA Applicability Under the terms of HIPAA, the rules and regulations apply to covered entities defined to include health plans, health care clearinghouses, and health care providers who transmit any health information in any electronic form in connection with transactions covered under HIPAA, and who receive, maintain, or disclose individually identifiable health information in any form or medium. All covered entities must comply with the standards adopted by HIPAA by the applicable compliance dates. If a provider chooses to conduct a standard electronic transaction with a health plan, the health plan may not refuse to conduct, or delay such transactions. The modes of electronic transmission covered under HIPAA include the Internet, extranets, leased lines, dial-up lines, private networks, and those transmissions that are physically moved from one location to another using magnetic tape, disk, or compact disk media. HIPAA Privacy and Security · Privacy · Compliance Required April 14, 2003
Standards describe who should have access to patient information and circumstances for which patient authorization is required o o Health Plans may use or disclose health information that is reasonably necessary for treatment, payment and health care operations Most other purposes require patient authorization
Patients are granted the right to: o o o o Obtain, inspect and correct or amend their health information Know how their health information is disclosed or used for purposes other than treatment, payment or health care operations, and that they have not specifically authorized Request that the organization restrict their use or disclosure of protected health information, or communicate with the individual at a different address if disclosure of the information to others could endanger them Receive notice about an organization's information handling and disclosure practices
Security · · Compliance Required April 21, 2005 Four categories required to guard data integrity and availability: o o o o Administrative procedures: documented and formal practices to manage the selection and execution of security measures Physical safeguards: protection of physical computers and equipment, locks, keys and administrative measures to control access to computer systems Technical security services: processes that are put in place to protect, control and monitor information access Technical security mechanisms: processes that are put in place to prevent unauthorized access to data that is transmitted over a communications network
HIPAA Transaction Standards · Compliance Required October 16, 2003 for organizations that filed a compliance plan · The transactions that are required to use the HIPAA standards under this regulation are: ASC X12 Transaction
837 834 270/271 835 820 276/277 278 837 275/HL7/LOINC
Health Claims and Equivalent Encounter Information Enrollment and Disenrollment in a Health Plan Eligibility Inquiry/Response for a Health Plan Health Care Payment/Remittance Advice (EFT/ERA) Health Plan Premium Payments Health Claim Status Referral Certification and Authorization Coordination of Benefits *Electronic Attachments
NCPDP 5.1/Batch 1.1 NCPDP 5.1/Batch 1.1
NCPDP 5.1 NCPDP 5.1/Batch 1.1
* Final Rules Pending HIPAA Code Sets Under HIPAA, a &quot;code set&quot; is any set of codes used for encoding data elements, such as tables of terms, medical concepts, medical diagnosis codes, or medical procedure codes. Code sets for medical data are required for data elements in the administrative and financial health care transaction standards adopted under HIPAA for diagnoses, procedures, and drugs. The following code sets have been adopted as the standard medical data code sets: · The combination of Health Care Financing Administration Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS), as updated and distributed by the DHHS and Current Procedural Terminology, Fourth Edition (CPT-4), as updated and distributed by the American Medical Association for physician services and other health related services. International Classification of Diseases, 9 Edition, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM), Volumes 1 and 2 (including the Official ICD-9-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting), as updated and distributed by the DHHS. International Classification of Diseases, 9 Edition, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM), Volume 3 Procedures (including the Official ICD-9-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting), as updated and distributed by the DHHS. Drug and Biologic Codes-National Drug Codes (NDC) are the standard medical data code sets for drugs and biologics for retail pharmacy transactions. There are no identified standard medical code sets in place for non-retail pharmacy transactions. Dental Procedures and Nomenclature, as updated and distributed by the American Dental Association, for dental services.
HIPAA Identifiers Following are the HIPAA identifiers: · · · Employer Identification Number (EIN): The nine-digit Tax Identification Number assigned by the IRS - Compliance is required July 30, 2004 National Provider Identifier (NPI): proposed to be a ten-position numeric identifier * Health Plan Identifier (PAYERID): not yet announced but likely to be a ten-digit number assigned to all health plans for the routing of electronic transactions*
* Final Rules Pending UNICARE Industry Involvement UNICARE and its affiliated companies have been involved in HIPAA and have worked extensively with the following organizations: · · · · · · WEDI (Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange) * WEDI SNIP (WEDI's Strategic National Implementation Process) EHNAC (Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission) ANSI (American National Standards Institute) ICE (Industry Collaboration Effort) Co-Chair NCPDP (National Council of Prescription Drug Programs)
* UNICARE and its affiliated companies hold Board positions How to Prepare for HIPAA Steps Towards Compliance: - Understanding of how HIPAA applies to your organization o Basic understanding of HIPAA o Assess if transactions and code sets comply to HIPAA requirements o Privacy and Security o Required training for staff -Vendor and/or clearinghouse selection for electronic transactions -Coordinating implementation with payers and/or clearinghouses -Keeping abreast of new rules and regulations, and changes in the existing rules and regulations Education Opportunities: - Industry Participation - Association participation - Provider tool kits - HIPAA workshops - Web site information
There is a wealth of information being published to keep the health care community informed of what is happening on the HIPAA front. The following helpful HIPAA Web sites are available for assistance with HIPAA implementation: Public Resources: -ASC X12N Version 4010A Transaction Implementation Guides: http://www.wpc-edi.com/hipaa -Text Of Administrative Simplification Law And Regulations: http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/admnsimp -Centers For Medicare and MediCaid Services: http://www.cms.gov -National Uniform Claims Committee: http://www.nucc.org -National Council Of Prescription Drug Programs: http://www.ncpdp.org -National Council on Vital and Health Statistics: http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/admnsimp -HIPAA Strategy and Project Plan: http://www.hipaainfo.net - See Articles Section -WEDI Strategic National Implementation Process: http://snip.wedi.org HIPAA Privacy: -Office of Civil Rights: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/ -Boundary Information Group: http://www.hipaainfo.net -HIPAA Alert: http://www.hipaadvisory.com -Medical Group Management Association (MGMA): http://www.mgma.com Tools For Organizations: -HIPAA Tool Kit For Small Group &amp; Safety Net Providers/ Implementing the Federal Health Privacy Rule in California: http://www.chcf.org -HIPAAdocs Corporation: http://www.hipaadocs.com -WEDI SNIP White Paper-Small Practice Implementation: http://snip.wedi.org -Early View-Tool for HIPAA Self Assessments: http://nchica.org -ICE HIPAA Provider Guidance Document: http://www.iceforhealth.org/library HIPAA Training: -FYI-Net.com Education: http://www.fyi-hipaa.com -CMS: http://www.eventstreams.com/cms/tm_001/database/register.asp - http://www.hipaaaudioconferences.com - http://www.hipaasummit.com - http://www. HIPAAColloquium.com - http://www.trainforhipaa.com - http://www.hcmarketplace.com
7. HIPAA Glossary
Part I (A HIPAA Glossary &amp; Acronymary) gives general definitions and explanations of HIPAA-related terms and acronyms. Part II (Consolidated HIPAA Administrative Simplification Final Rule Definitions) shows all definitions included in the final HIPAA A/S rules as of 01/20/2001. Part III (Purpose &amp; Maintenance) is self-explanatory. AHA: See the American Hospital Association. AHIMA: See the American Health Information Management Association. AMA: See the American Medical Association. Ambulatory Payment Class (APC): A payment type for outpatient PPS claims. Amendment: See Amendments and Corrections. Amendments and Corrections: In the final privacy rule, an amendment to a record would indicate that the data is in dispute while retaining the original information, while a correction to a record would alter or replace the original record. American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare): An industry association for the home care industry, including home IV therapy, home medical services and manufacturers, and home health providers. AAHomecare was created through the merger of the Health Industry Distributors Association's Home Care Division (HIDA Home Care), the Home Health Services and Staffing Association (HHSSA), and the National Association for Medical Equipment Services (NAMES). American Dental Association (ADA): A professional organization for dentists. The ADA maintains a hardcopy dental claim form and the associated claim submission specifications, and also maintains the Current Dental Terminology (CDT) medical code set. The ADA and the Dental Content Committee (DeCC), which it hosts, have formal consultative roles under HIPAA. American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA): An association of health information management professionals. AHIMA sponsors some HIPAA educational seminars. American Hospital Association (AHA): A health care industry association that represents the concerns of institutional providers. The AHA hosts the NUBC, which has a formal consultative role under HIPAA. American Medical Association (AMA): A professional organization for physicians. The AMA is the secretariat of the NUCC, which has a formal consultative role under HIPAA. The AMA also maintains the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) medical code set. American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA): A professional organization that promotes the development and use of medical informatics for patient care, teaching, research, and health care administration.
Part I: A HIPAA Glossary &amp; Acronymary
Please note that whenever a definition occurs in both Part I and Part II, the Part II entry will be the more legally compelling one. AAHomecare: Homecare. See the American Association for
Accredited Standards Committee (ASC): An organization that has been accredited by ANSI for the development of American National Standards. ACG: Ambulatory Care Group. ACH: See Automated Clearinghouse. ADA: See the American Dental Association. ADG: Ambulatory Diagnostic Group. Administrative Code Sets: Code sets that characterize a general business situation, rather than a medical condition or service. Under HIPAA, these are sometimes referred to as non-clinical or non-medical code sets. Compare to medical code sets. Administrative Services Only (ASO): An arrangement whereby a self-insured entity contracts with a Third Party Administrator (TPA) to administer a health plan. Administrative Simplification (A/S): Title II, Subtitle F, of HIPAA, which gives HHS the authority to mandate the use of standards for the electronic exchange of health care data; to specify what medical and administrative code sets should be used within those standards; to require the use of national identification systems for health care patients, providers, payers (or plans), and employers (or sponsors); and to specify the types of measures required to protect the security and privacy of personally identifiable health care information. This is also the name of Title II, Subtitle F, Part C of HIPAA. AFEHCT: See the Association for Electronic Health Care Transactions.
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American National Standards (ANS): Standards developed and approved by organizations accredited by ANSI. American National Standards Institute (ANSI): An organization that accredits various standards-setting committees, and monitors their compliance with the open rule-making process that they must follow to qualify for ANSI accreditation. HIPAA prescribes that the standards mandated under it be developed by ANSI-accredited bodies whenever practical. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM): A standards group that has published general guidelines for the development of standards, including those for health care identifiers. ASTM Committee E31 on Healthcare Informatics develops standards on information used within healthcare. AMIA: See Association. the American Medical Informatics Business Relationships: · The term agent is often used to describe a person or organization that assumes some of the responsibilities of another one. This term has been avoided in the final rules so that a more HIPAA-specific meaning could be used for business associate. The term business partner (BP) was originally used for business associate. · A Third Party Administrator (TPA) is a business associate that performs claims administration and related business functions for a self-insured entity. · Under HIPAA, a health care clearinghouse is a business associate that translates data to or from a standard format in behalf of a covered entity. · The HIPAA Security NPRM used the term Chain of Trust Agreement to describe the type of contract that would be needed to extend the responsibility to protect health care data across a series of subcontractual relationships. · While a business associate is an entity that performs certain business functions for you, a trading partner is an external entity, such as a customer, that you do business with. This relationship can be formalized via a trading partner agreement. It is quite possible to be a trading partner of an entity for some purposes, and a business associate of that entity for other purposes. Cabulance: ambulance. CBO: Office. A taxi cab that also functions as an Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA): An association that represents the common interests of Blue Cross and Blue Shield health plans. The BCBSA serves as the administrator for the Health Care Code Maintenance Committee and also helps maintain the HCPCS Level II codes. BP: See Business Partner. Business Associate (BA): A person or organization that performs a function or activity on behalf of a covered entity, but is not part of the covered entity's workforce. A business associate can also be a covered entity in its own right. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 160.103. Business Model: A model of a business organization or process. Business Partner (BP): See Business Associate.
ANS: See American National Standards. ANSI: See the American National Standards Institute. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 160.103. APC: See Ambulatory Payment Class. A/S, A.S., or AS: See Administrative Simplification. ASC: See Accredited Standards Committee. ASO: See Administrative Services Only. ASPIRE: AFEHCT's Administrative Simplification Print Image Research Effort work group. Association for Electronic Health Care Transactions (AFEHCT): An organization that promotes the use of EDI in the health care industry. ASTM: See the American Society for Testing and Materials. Automated Clearinghouse (ACH): Clearinghouse. BA: See Business Associate. BBA: The Balanced Budget Act of 1997. BBRA: The Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999. BCBSA: See the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Biometric Identifier: An identifier based on some physical characteristic, such as a fingerprint. See Health Care
Congressional Budget Office or Cost Budget
CDC: See the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDT: See Current Dental Terminology.  CE: See Covered Entity.
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CEFACT: See United Nations Centre for Facilitation of Procedures and Practices for Administration, Commerce, and Transport (UN/CEFACT). CEN: European Center for Standardization, or Comite Europeen de Normalisation. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): An organization that maintains several code sets included in the HIPAA standards, including the ICD-9-CM codes. Center for Healthcare Information Management (CHIM): A health information technology industry association. CFR or C.F.R.: Code of Federal Regulations. Chain of Trust (COT): A term used in the HIPAA Security NPRM for a pattern of agreements that extend protection of health care data by requiring that each covered entity that shares health care data with another entity require that that entity provide protections comparable to those provided by the covered entity, and that that entity, in turn, require that any other entities with which it shares the data satisfy the same requirements. CHAMPUS: Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services. CHIM: See the Center for Healthcare Information Management. CHIME: See the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives. CHIP: Child Health Insurance Program. Claim Adjustment Reason Codes: A national administrative code set that identifies the reasons for any differences, or adjustments, between the original provider charge for a claim or service and the payer's payment for it. This code set is used in the X12 835 Claim Payment &amp; Remittance Advice and the X12 837 Claim transactions, and is maintained by the Health Care Code Maintenance Committee. Claim Attachment: Any of a variety of hardcopy forms or electronic records needed to process a claim in addition to the claim itself. Claim Medicare Remark Codes: Remittance Advice Remark Codes. See Medicare Code Set: Under HIPAA, this is any set of codes used to encode data elements, such as tables of terms, medical concepts, medical diagnostic codes, or medical procedure codes. This includes both the codes and their descriptions. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 162.103. Code Set Maintaining Organization: Under HIPAA, this is an organization that creates and maintains the code sets adopted by the Secretary for use in the transactions for which standards are adopted. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 162.103. College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME): A professional organization for health care Chief Information Officers (CIOs). Comment: Public commentary on the merits or appropriateness of proposed or potential regulations provided in response to an NPRM, an NOI, or other federal regulatory notice. Common Control: See Part II, 45 CFR 164.504. Common Ownership: See Part II, 45 CFR 164.504. Compliance Date: Under HIPAA, this is the date by which a covered entity must comply with a standard, an implementation specification, or a modification. This is usually 24 months after the effective data of the associated final rule for most entities, but 36 months after the effective data for small health plans. For future changes in the standards, the compliance date would be at least 180 days after the effective data, but can be longer for small health plans and for complex changes. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 160.103. Computer-based Patient Record Institute (CPRI) Healthcare Open Systems and Trials (HOST): An industry organization that promotes the use of healthcare information systems, including electronic healthcare records. Claim Status Category Codes: A national administrative code set that indicates the general category of the status of health care claims. This code set is used in the X12 277 Claim Status Notification transaction, and is maintained by the Health Care Code Maintenance Committee. Clearinghouse: See Health Care Clearinghouse. CLIA: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments. Clinical Code Sets: See Medical Code Sets. CM: See ICD. COB: See Coordination of Benefits.
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Contrary: See Part II, 45 CFR 160.202. Coordination of Benefits (COB): A process for determining the respective responsibilities of two or more health plans that have some financial responsibility for a medical claim. Also called cross-over. CORF: Facility. Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Data Council: A coordinating body within HHS that has high-level responsibility for overseeing the implementation of the A/S provisions of HIPAA. Data Dictionary (DD): A document or system that characterizes the data content of a system. Data Element: Under HIPAA, this is the smallest named unit of information in a transaction. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 162.103. Data Interchange Standards Association (DISA): A body that provides administrative services to X12 and several other standards-related groups. Data Mapping: The process of matching one set of data elements or individual code values to their closest equivalents in another set of them. This is sometimes called a cross-walk. Data Model: A conceptual model of the information needed to support a business function or process. Data-Related Concepts: · Clinical or Medical Code Sets identify medical conditions and the procedures, services, equipment, and supplies used to deal with them. Non-clinical or non-medical or administrative code sets identify or characterize entities and events in a manner that facilitates an administrative process. · HIPAA defines a data element as the smallest unit of named information. In X12 language, that would be a simple data element. But X12 also has composite data elements, which aren't really data elements, but are groups of closely related data elements that can repeat as a group. X12 also has segments, which are also groups of related data elements that tend to occur together, such as street address, city, and state. These segments can sometimes repeat, or one or more segments may be part of a loop that can repeat. For example, you might have a claim loop that occurs once for each claim, and a claim service loop that occurs once for each service included in a claim. An X12 transaction is a collection of such loops, segments, etc. that supports a specific business process, while an X12 transmission is a communication session during which one or more X12 transactions is transmitted. Data elements and groups may also be combined into records that make up conventional files, or into the tables or segments used by database management systems, or DBMSs. · A designated code set is a code set that has been specified within the body of a rule. These are usually medical code sets. Many other code sets are incorporated into the rules by reference to a separate document, such as an implementation guide, that identifies one or more such code sets. These are usually administrative code sets.
Correction: See Amendments and Corrections. Correctional Institution: COT: See Chain of Trust. Covered Entity (CE): Under HIPAA, this is a health plan, a health care clearinghouse, or a health care provider who transmits any health information in electronic form in connection with a HIPAA transaction. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 160.103. Covered Function: Functions that make an entity a health plan, a health care provider, or a health care clearinghouse. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 164.501. CPRI-HOST: See the Computer-based Patient Record Institute - Healthcare Open Systems and Trials. CPT: See Current Procedural Terminology.  Cross-over: See Coordination of Benefits. Cross-walk: See Data Mapping. Current Dental Terminology (CDT): A medical code  set, maintained and copyrighted by the ADA, that has been selected for use in the HIPAA transactions. Current Procedural Terminology (CPT): A medical  code set, maintained and copyrighted by the AMA, that has been selected for use under HIPAA for non-institutional and non-dental professional transactions. Data Aggregation: See Part II, 45 CFR 164.501. Data Condition: A description of the circumstances in which certain data is required. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 162.103. Data Content Under HIPAA, this is all the data elements and code sets inherent to a transaction, and not related to the format of the transaction. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 162.103. Data Content Committee (DCC): See Designated Data Content Committee. See Part II, 45 CFR 162.103.
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· Electronic data is data that is recorded or transmitted electronically, while non-electronic data would be everything else. Special cases would be data transmitted by fax and audio systems, which is, in principle, transmitted electronically, but which lacks the underlying structure usually needed to support automated interpretation of its contents. Encoded data is data represented by some identification or classification scheme, such as a provider identifier or a procedure code. Non-encoded data would be more nearly free-form, such as a name, a street address, or a description. Theoretically, of course, all data, including grunts and smiles, is encoded. For HIPAA purposes, internal data, or internal code sets, are data elements that are fully specified within the HIPAA implementation guides. For X12 transactions, changes to the associated code values and descriptions must be approved via the normal standards development process, and can only be used in the revised version of the standards affected. X12 transactions also use many coding and identification schemes that are maintained by external organizations. For these external code sets, the associated values and descriptions can change at any time and still be usable in any version of the X12 transactions that uses the associated code set. Individually identifiable data is data that can be readily associated with a specific individual. Examples would be a name, a personal identifier, or a full street address. If life was simple, everything else would be non-identifiable data. But even if you remove the obviously identifiable data from a record, other data elements present can also be used to reidentify it. For example, a birth date and a zip code might be sufficient to re-identify half the records in a file. The re-identifiability of data can be limited by omitting, aggregating, or altering such data to the extent that the risk of it being re-identified is acceptable. A specific form of data representation, such as an X12 transaction, will generally include some structural data that is needed to identify and interpret the transaction itself, as well as the business data content that the transaction is designed to transmit. Under HIPAA, when an alternate form of data collection such as a browser is used, such structural or formatrelated data elements can be ignored as long as the appropriate business data content is used. Structured data is data the meaning of which can be inferred to at least some extent based on its absolute or relative location in a separately defined data structure. This structure could be the blocks on a form, the fields in a record, the relative positions of data elements in an X12 segment, etc. Unstructured data, such as a memo or an image, would lack such clues. DCC: See Data Content Committee. D-Codes: A subset of the HCPCS Level II medical code set with a high-order value of &quot;D&quot; that has been used to identify certain dental procedures. The final HIPAA transactions and code sets rule states that these D-codes will be dropped from the HCPCS, and that CDT codes will be used to identify all dental procedures. DD: See Data Dictionary. DDE: See Direct Data Entry. DeCC: See Dental Content Committee. Dental Content Committee (DeCC): An organization, hosted by the American Dental Association, that maintains the data content specifications for dental billing. The Dental Content Committee has a formal consultative role under HIPAA for all transactions affecting dental health care services. Descriptor: The text defining a code in a code set. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 162.103. Designated Code Set: A medical code set or an administrative code set that HHS has designated for use in one or more of the HIPAA standards. Designated Data Content Committee or Designated DCC: An organization which HHS has designated for oversight of the business data content of one or more of the HIPAA-mandated transaction standards. Designated Record Set: See Part II, 45 CFR 164.501. Designated Standard: A standard which HHS has designated for use under the authority provided by HIPAA. Designated Standard Maintenance (DSMO): See Part II, 45 CFR 162.103. DHHS: See HHS. DICOM: See Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine. Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM): A standard for communicating images, such as x-rays, in a digitized form. This standard could become part of the HIPAA claim attachments standards. Direct Data Entry (DDE): Under HIPAA, this is the direct entry of data that is immediately transmitted into a health plan's computer. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 162.103. Direct Treatment Relationship: See Part II, 45 CFR 164.501. Organization
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DISA: See the Data Interchange Standards Association. Disclosure: Release or divulgence of information by an entity to persons or organizations outside of that entity. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 164.501. Disclosure History: Under HIPAA this is a list of any entities that have received personally identifiable health care information for uses unrelated to treatment and payment. DME: Durable Medical Equipment. DMEPOS: Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies. DMERC: See Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier. Draft Standard for Trial Use (DSTU): An archaic term for any X12 standard that has been approved since the most recent release of X12 American National Standards. The current equivalent term is &quot;X12 standard&quot;. DRG: Diagnosis Related Group. DSMO: See Organization. Designated Standard Maintenance Electronic Data Interchange (EDI): This usually means X12 and similar variable-length formats for the electronic exchange of structured data. It is sometimes used more broadly to mean any electronic exchange of formatted data. Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC): An organization that tests transactions for consistency with the HIPAA requirements, and that accredits health care clearinghouses. Electronic Media: See Part II, 45 CFR 162.103. Electronic Media Claims (EMC): This term usually refers to a flat file format used to transmit or transport claims, such as the 192-byte UB-92 Institutional EMC format and the 320-byte Professional EMC NSF. Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA): Any of several electronic formats for explaining the payments of health care claims. EMC: See Electronic Media Claims. EMR: Electronic Medical Record. EOB: Explanation of Benefits. EOMB: Explanation of Medicare Benefits, Explanation of Medicaid Benefits, or Explanation of Member Benefits. EPSDT: Early &amp; Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment. ERA: See Electronic Remittance Advice. EDIFACT: See United Nations Rules for Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce, and Transport (UN/EDIFACT). EDI Translator: A software tool for accepting an EDI transmission and converting the data into another format, or for converting a non-EDI data file into an EDI format for transmission. Effective Date: Under HIPAA, this is the date that a final rule is effective, which is usually 60 days after it is published in the Federal Register. EFT: See Electronic Funds Transfer. FI: See Medicare Part A Fiscal Intermediary. EHNAC: See the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission. EIN: Employer Identification Number. Electronic Commerce (EC): The exchange of business information by electronic means. Flat File: This term usually refers to a file that consists of a series of fixed-length records that include some sort of record type code. Format: Under HIPAA, this is those data elements that provide or control the enveloping or hierarchical structure, or assist in identifying data content of, a transaction. Also ERISA: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. ESRD: End-Stage Renal Disease. FAQ(s): Frequently Asked Question(s). FDA: Food and Drug Administration. FERPA: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. FFS: Fee-for-Service.
DSTU: See Draft Standard for Trial Use. EC: See Electronic Commerce. EDI: See Electronic Data Interchange.
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see Part II, 45 CFR 162.103. Concepts. FR or F.R.: Federal Register. GAO: General Accounting Office. GLBA: The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. Health Care Component: See Part II, 45 CFR 164.504. Group Health Plan: Under HIPAA this is an employee welfare benefit plan that provides for medical care and that either has 50 or more participants or is administered by another business entity. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 160.103. HCFA: See the Health Care Financing Administration. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 160.103. HCFA-1450: HCFA's name for the institutional uniform claim form, or UB-92. HCFA-1500: HCFA's name for the professional uniform claim form. Also known as the UCF-1500. HCFA Common Procedural Coding System (HCPCS): A medical code set that identifies health care procedures, equipment, and supplies for claim submission purposes. It has been selected for use in the HIPAA transactions. HCPCS Level I contains numeric CPT codes which are maintained by the AMA. HCPCS Level II contains alphanumeric codes used to identify various items and services that are not included in the CPT medical code set. These are maintained by HCFA, the BCBSA, and the HIAA. HCPCS Level III contains alphanumeric codes that are assigned by Medicaid state agencies to identify additional items and services not included in levels I or II. These are usually called &quot;local codes, and must have &quot;W&quot;, &quot;X&quot;, &quot;Y&quot;, or &quot;Z&quot; in the first position. HCPCS Procedure Modifier Codes can be used with all three levels, with the WA - ZY range used for locally assigned procedure modifiers. HCPCS: See HCFA Common Procedural Coding System. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 162.103. Health and Human Services (HHS): The federal government department that has overall responsibility for implementing HIPAA. Health Care: See Part II, 45 CFR 160.103. Health Care Clearinghouse: Under HIPAA, this is an entity that processes or facilitates the processing of information received from another entity in a nonstandard format or containing nonstandard data content into standard data elements or a standard transaction, or that receives a standard transaction from another entity and processes or facilitates the processing of that information into nonstandard format or nonstandard data content for a receiving entity. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 160.103. Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA): An organization for the improvement of the financial management of healthcare-related organizations. The HFMA sponsors some HIPAA educational seminars. Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA): The HHS agency responsible for Medicare and parts of Medicaid. HCFA has historically maintained the UB-92 institutional EMC format specifications, the professional EMC NSF specifications, and specifications for various certifications and authorizations used by the Medicare and Medicaid programs. HCFA also maintains the HCPCS medical code set and the Medicare Remittance Advice Remark Codes administrative code set. Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS): A professional organization for healthcare information and management systems professionals. Health Care Operations: See Part II, 45 CFR 164.501. Health Care Provider: See Part II, 45 CFR 160.103. Health Care Provider Taxonomy Committee: An organization administered by the NUCC that is responsible for maintaining the Provider Taxonomy coding scheme used in the X12 transactions. The detailed code maintenance is done in coordination with X12N/TG2/WG15. Health Industry Business Communications Council (HIBCC): A council of health care industry associations which has developed a number of technical standards used within the health care industry. Health Informatics Standards Board (HISB): An ANSI-accredited standards group that has developed an inventory of candidate standards for consideration as possible HIPAA standards. Health Information: See Part II, 45 CFR 160.103. Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA): An industry association that represents the interests of commercial health care insurers. The HIAA participates in the maintenance of some code sets, including the HCPCS Level II codes. Health Insurance Issuer: See Part II, 45 CFR 160.103. Also see Data-Related Health Care Code Maintenance Committee: An organization administered by the BCBSA that is responsible for maintaining certain coding schemes used in the X12 transactions and elsewhere. These include the Claim Adjustment Reason Codes, the Claim Status Category Codes, and the Claim Status Codes.
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA): A Federal law that allows persons to qualify immediately for comparable health insurance coverage when they change their employment relationships. Title II, Subtitle F, of HIPAA gives HHS the authority to mandate the use of standards for the electronic exchange of health care data; to specify what medical and administrative code sets should be used within those standards; to require the use of national identification systems for health care patients, providers, payers (or plans), and employers (or sponsors); and to specify the types of measures required to protect the security and privacy of personally identifiable health care information. Also known as the Kennedy-Kassebaum Bill, the Kassebaum-Kennedy Bill, K2, or Public Law 104-191. Health Level Seven (HL7): An ANSI-accredited group that defines standards for the cross-platform exchange of information within a health care organization. HL7 is responsible for specifying the Level Seven OSI standards for the health industry. The X12 275 transaction will probably incorporate the HL7 CRU message to transmit claim attachments as part of a future HIPAA claim attachments standard. The HL7 Attachment SIG is responsible for the HL7 portion of this standard. Health Maintenance Organization (HMO): See Part II, 45 CFR 160.103. Health Oversight Agency: See Part II, 45 CFR 164.501. Health Plan: See Part II, 45 CFR 160.103. Health Plan ID: See National Payer ID. HEDIC: The Healthcare EDI Coalition. HEDIS: Health Employer Data and Information Set. HFMA: See the Healthcare Financial Management Association. HHA: Home Health Agency. HHIC: The Hawaii Health Information Corporation. HHS: See Health and Human Services. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 160.103. HIAA: See the Health Insurance Association of America. HIBCC: See the Communications Council. Health Industry Business HIPAA: See the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. HIPAA Data Dictionary or HIPAA DD: A data dictionary that defines and cross-references the contents of all X12 transactions included in the HIPAA mandate. It is maintained by X12N/TG3. HISB: See the Health Informatics Standards Board. HL7: See Health Level Seven. HMO: See Health Maintenance Organization. HPAG: The HIPAA Policy Advisory Group, a BCBSA subgroup. HPSA: Health Professional Shortage Area. Hybrid Entity: A covered entity whose covered functions are not its primary functions. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 164.504. IAIABC: See the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions. ICD &amp; ICD-n-CM &amp; ICD-n-PCS: International Classification of Diseases, with &quot;n&quot; = &quot;9&quot; for Revision 9 or &quot;10&quot; for Revision 10, with &quot;CM&quot; = &quot;Clinical Modification&quot;, and with &quot;PCS&quot; = &quot;Procedure Coding System&quot;. ICF: Intermediate Care Facility. IDN: Integrated Delivery Network. IIHI: See Individually Identifiable Health Information. IG: See Implementation Guide. IHC: Internet Healthcare Coalition. Implementation Guide (IG): A document explaining the proper use of a standard for a specific business purpose. The X12N HIPAA IGs are the primary reference documents used by those implementing the associated transactions, and are incorporated into the HIPAA regulations by reference. Implementation Specification: Under HIPAA, this is the specific instructions for implementing a standard. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 160.103. See also Implementation Guide. Indirect Treatment Relationship: See Part II, 45 CFR 164.501. Individual: See Part II, 45 CFR 164.501.
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Individually Identifiable Health Information (IIHI): See Part II, 45 CFR 164.501. Information Model: A conceptual model of the information needed to support a business function or process. Inmate: See Part II, 45 CFR 164.501. International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC): One of their standards is under consideration for use for the First Report of Injury standard under HIPAA. International Classification of Diseases (ICD): A medical code set maintained by the World Health Organization (WHO). The primary purpose of this code set was to classify causes of death. A US extension, maintained by the NCHS within the CDC, identifies morbidity factors, or diagnoses. The ICD-9-CM codes have been selected for use in the HIPAA transactions. International Organization for Standardization (ISO): An organization that coordinates the development and adoption of numerous international standards. &quot;ISO&quot; is not an acronym, but the Greek word for &quot;equal&quot;. International Standards Organization: See International Organization for Standardization (ISO). IOM: The Institute of Medicine. Marketing: See Part II, 45 CFR 164.501. IPA: Independent Providers Association. IRB: Institutional Review Board. ISO: See the Standardization. International Organization for Massachusetts Health Data Consortium (MHDC): An organization that seeks to improve healthcare in New England through improved policy development, better technology planning and implementation, and more informed financial decision making. Maximum Defined Data Set: Under HIPAA, this is all of the required data elements for a particular standard based on a specific implementation specification. An entity creating a transaction is free to include whatever data any receiver might want or need. The recipient is free to ignore any portion of the data that is not needed to conduct their part of the associated business transaction, unless the inessential data is needed for coordination of benefits. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 162.103. MCO: Managed Care Organization. JHITA: See the Joint Healthcare Information Technology Alliance. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO): An organization that accredits healthcare organizations. In the future, the JCAHO may play a role in certifying these organizations' compliance with the HIPAA A/S requirements. M+CO: Medicare Plus Choice Organization. Medicaid Fiscal Agent (FA): The organization responsible for administering claims for a state Medicaid program. Medicaid State Agency: The state agency responsible for overseeing the state's Medicaid program. Local Code(s): A generic term for code values that are defined for a state or other political subdivision, or for a specific payer. This term is most commonly used to describe HCPCS Level III Codes, but also applies to stateassigned Institutional Revenue Codes, Condition Codes, Occurrence Codes, Value Codes, etc. Logical Observation Identifiers, Names and Codes (LOINC): A set of universal names and ID codes that  identify laboratory and clinical observations. These codes, which are maintained by the Regenstrief Institute, are expected to be used in the HIPAA claim attachments standard. LOINC: See Logical Observation Identifiers, Names  and Codes. Loop: A repeating structure or process. LTC: Long-Term Care. Maintain or Maintenance: See Part II, 45 CFR 162.103. Joint Healthcare Information Technology Alliance (JHITA): A healthcare industry association that represents AHIMA, AMIA, CHIM, CHIME, and HIMSS on legislative and regulatory issues affecting the use of health information technology. Law Enforcement Official: See Part II, 45 CFR 164.501.
JCAHO: See the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. J-Codes: A subset of the HCPCS Level II code set with a high-order value of &quot;J&quot; that has been used to identify certain drugs and other items. The final HIPAA transactions and code sets rule states that these J-codes will be dropped from the HCPCS, and that NDC codes will be used to identify the associated pharmaceuticals and supplies.
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Medical Code Sets: Codes that characterize a medical condition or treatment. These code sets are usually maintained by professional societies and public health organizations. Compare to administrative code sets. Medical Records Institute (MRI): An organization that promotes the development and acceptance of electronic health care record systems. Medicare Contractor: A Medicare Part A Fiscal Intermediary, a Medicare Part B Carrier, or a Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier (DMERC). Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier (DMERC): A Medicare contractor responsible for administering Durable Medical Equipment (DME) benefits for a region. Medicare Part A Fiscal Intermediary (FI): A Medicare contractor that administers the Medicare Part A (institutional) benefits for a given region. Medicare Part B Carrier: A Medicare contractor that administers the Medicare Part B (Professional) benefits for a given region. Medicare Remittance Advice Remark Codes: A national administrative code set for providing either claimlevel or service-level Medicare-related messages that cannot be expressed with a Claim Adjustment Reason Code. This code set is used in the X12 835 Claim Payment &amp; Remittance Advice transaction, and is maintained by the HCFA. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU): A document providing a general description of the responsibilities that are to be assumed by two or more parties in their pursuit of some goal(s). More specific information may be provided in an associated SOW. MGMA: Medical Group Management Association. MHDC: See the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium. MHDI: See the Minnesota Health Data Institute. Minimum Scope of Disclosure: The principle that, to the extent practical, individually identifiable health information should only be disclosed to the extent needed to support the purpose of the disclosure. Minnesota Health Data Institute (MHDI): A publicprivate partnership for improving the quality and efficiency of heath care in Minnesota. MHDI includes the Minnesota Center for Healthcare Electronic Commerce (MCHEC), which supports the adoption of standards for electronic commerce and also supports the Minnesota EDI Healthcare Users Group (MEHUG). National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS): A federal organization within the CDC that collects, analyzes, and distributes health care statistics. The NCHS maintains the ICD-n-CM codes. National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA): An organization that accredits managed care plans, or Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs). In the future, the NCQA may play a role in certifying these organizations' compliance with the HIPAA A/S requirements. The NCQA also maintains the Health Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS). National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS): A Federal advisory body within HHS that advises the Secretary regarding potential changes to the HIPAA standards. Modify or Modification: Under HIPAA, this is a change adopted by the Secretary, through regulation, to a standard or an implementation specification. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 160.103. More Stringent: See Part II, 45 CFR 160.202. MOU: See Memorandum of Understanding. MR: Medical Review. MRI: See the Medical Records Institute. MSP: Medicare Secondary Payer. NAHDO: See the National Association of Health Data Organizations. NAIC: See the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. NANDA: Association. North American Nursing Diagnoses
NASMD: See the National Association of State Medicaid Directors. National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO): A group that promotes the development and improvement of state and national health information systems. National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC): An association of the insurance commissioners of the states and territories. National Association of State Medicaid Directors (NASMD): An association of state Medicaid directors. NASMD is affiliated with the American Public Health Human Services Association (APHSA).
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National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP): An ANSI-accredited group that maintains a number of standard formats for use by the retail pharmacy industry, some of which are included in the HIPAA mandates. Also see NCPDP ... Standard. National Drug Code (NDC): A medical code set that identifies prescription drugs and some over the counter products, and that has been selected for use in the HIPAA transactions. National Employer ID: A system for uniquely identifying all sponsors of health care benefits. National Health Information Infrastructure (NHII): This is a healthcare-specific lane on the Information Superhighway, as described in the National Information Infrastructure (NII) initiative. Conceptually, this includes the HIPAA A/S initiatives. National Patient ID: A system for uniquely identifying all recipients of health care services. This is sometimes referred to as the National Individual Identifier (NII), or as the Healthcare ID. National Payer ID: A system for uniquely identifying all organizations that pay for health care services. Also known as Health Plan ID, or Plan ID. National Provider ID (NPI): A system for uniquely identifying all providers of health care services, supplies, and equipment. National Provider File (NPF): The database envisioned for use in maintaining a national provider registry. National Provider Registry: The organization envisioned for assigning National Provider IDs. National Provider System (NPS): The administrative system envisioned for supporting a national provider registry. National Standard Format (NSF): Generically, this applies to any nationally standardized data format, but it is often used in a more limited way to designate the Professional EMC NSF, a 320-byte flat file record format used to submit professional claims. National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC): An organization, chaired and hosted by the American Hospital Association, that maintains the UB-92 hardcopy institutional billing form and the data element specifications for both the hardcopy form and the 192-byte UB-92 flat file EMC format. The NUBC has a formal consultative role under HIPAA for all transactions affecting institutional health care services. National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC): An organization, chaired and hosted by the American Medical Association, that maintains the HCFA-1500 claim form and a set of data element specifications for professional claims submission via the HCFA-1500 claim form, the Professional EMC NSF, and the X12 837. The NUCC also maintains the Provider Taxonomy Codes and has a formal consultative role under HIPAA for all transactions affecting non-dental non-institutional professional health care services. NCHICA: See the North Carolina Information and Communications Alliance. Healthcare
NCHS: See the National Center for Health Statistics. NCPDP: See the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs. NCPDP Batch Standard: An NCPDP standard designed for use by low-volume dispensers of pharmaceuticals, such as nursing homes. Use of Version 1.0 of this standard has been mandated under HIPAA. NCPDP Telecommunication Standard: An NCPDP standard designed for use by high-volume dispensers of pharmaceuticals, such as retail pharmacies. Use of Version 5.1 of this standard has been mandated under HIPAA. NCQA: See the National Committee for Quality Assurance. NCVHS: See the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics. NDC: See National Drug Code. NHII: See National Health Information Infrastructure. NOC: Not Otherwise Classified or Nursing Outcomes Classification. NOI: See Notice of Intent. Non-Clinical or Non-Medical Administrative Code Sets. Code Sets: See
North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance (NCHICA): An organization that promotes the advancement and integration of information technology into the health care industry. Notice of Intent (NOI): A document that describes a subject area for which the Federal Government is considering developing regulations. It may describe the presumably relevant considerations and invite comments from interested parties. These comments can then be used in developing an NPRM or a final regulation.
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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM): A document that describes and explains regulations that the Federal Government proposes to adopt at some future date, and invites interested parties to submit comments related to them. These comments can then be used in developing a final regulation. NPF: See National Provider File. PHS: Public Health Service. NPI: See National Provider ID. PL or P. L.: Public Law, as in PL 104-191 (HIPAA). NPRM: See Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. NPS: See National Provider System. NSF: See National Standard Format. NUBC: See the National Uniform Billing Committee. NUBC EDI TAG: The NUBC EDI Technical Advisory Group, which coordinates issues affecting both the NUBC and the X12 standards. NUCC: See the National Uniform Claim Committee. POS: Place of Service or Point of Service. OCR: See the Office for Civil Rights. PPO: Preferred Provider Organization Office for Civil Rights: The HHS entity responsible for enforcing the HIPAA privacy rules. Office of Management &amp; Budget (OMB): A Federal Government agency that has a major role in reviewing proposed Federal regulations. OIG: Office of the Inspector General. OMB: See the Office of Management &amp; Budget. Open System Interconnection (OSI): A multi-layer ISO data communications standard. Level Seven of this standard is industry-specific, and HL7 is responsible for specifying the level seven OSI standards for the health industry. Organized Health Care Arrangement: See Part II, 45 CFR 164.501. OSI: See Open System Interconnection. PAG: See Policy Advisory Group. Payer: In health care, an entity that assumes the risk of paying for medical treatments. This can be an uninsured patient, a self-insured employer, a health plan, or an HMO. PAYERID: HCFA's term for their pre-HIPAA National Payer ID initiative. PPS: Prospective Payment System. PRA: The Paperwork Reduction Act. PRG: Procedure-Related Group. Pricer or Repricer: A person, an organization, or a software package that reviews procedures, diagnoses, fee schedules, and other data and determines the eligible amount for a given health care service or supply. Additional criteria can then be applied to determine the actual allowance, or payment, amount. PRO: Professional Review Organization or Peer Review Organization. Protected Health Information (PHI): See Part II, 45 CFR 164.501. Provider Taxonomy Codes: An administrative code set for identifying the provider type and area of specialization for all health care providers. A given provider can have several Provider Taxonomy Codes. This code set is used in the X12 278 Referral Certification and Authorization and the X12 837 Claim transactions, and is maintained by the NUCC. Psychotherapy Notes: See Part II, 45 CFR 164.501. Public Health Authority: See Part II, 45 CFR 164.501. Plan Administration Functions: See Part II, 45 CFR 164.504. Plan ID: See National Payer ID. Plan Sponsor: An entity that sponsors a health plan. This can be an employer, a union, or some other entity. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 164.501. Policy Advisory Group (PAG): A generic name for many work groups at WEDI and elsewhere. Payment: See Part II, 45 CFR 164.501. PCS: See ICD. PHB: Pharmacy Benefits Manager. PHI: See Protected Health Information.
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RA: Remittance Advice. Regenstrief Institute: A research foundation for improving health care by optimizing the capture, analysis, content, and delivery of health care information. Regenstrief maintains the LOINC coding system that is being considered for use as part of the HIPAA claim attachments standard. Relates to the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information: See Part II, 45 CFR 160.202. Required by Law: See Part II, 45 CFR 164.501. Research: See Part II, 45 CFR 164.501. RFA: The Regulatory Flexibility Act. RVS: Relative Value Scale. SC: Subcommittee. SCHIP: The State Children's Health Insurance Program. SDO: Standards Development Organization. Secretary: Under HIPAA, this refers to the Secretary of HHS or his/her designated representatives. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 160.103. Segment: Under HIPAA, this is a group of related data elements in a transaction. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 162.103. Self-Insured: An individual or organization that assumes the financial risk of paying for health care. Small Health Plan: Under HIPAA, this is a health plan with annual receipts of $5 million or less. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 160.103. SNF: Skilled Nursing Facility. SNOMED: Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine. SNIP: See Strategic National Implementation Process. Sponsor: See Plan Sponsor. SOW: See Statement of Work. SSN: Social Security Number. SSO: See Standard-Setting Organization. Standard: See Part II, 45 CFR 160.103. STFCS: See the Compliance System. Standard Transaction Format Statement of Work (SOW): A document describing the specific tasks and methodologies that will be followed to satisfy the requirements of an associated contract or MOU. Standard-Setting Organization (SSO): See Part II, 45 CFR 160.103. Standard Transaction: Under HIPAA, this is a transaction that complies with the applicable HIPAA standard. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 162.103. Standard Transaction Format Compliance System (STFCS): An EHNAC-sponsored WPC-hosted HIPAA compliance certification service. State: See Part II, 45 CFR 160.103. State Law: A constitution, statue, regulation, rule, common law, or any other State action having the force and effect of law. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 160.202. State Uniform Billing Committee (SUBC): specific affiliate of the NUBC. A state-
Strategic National Implementation Process (SNIP): A WEDI program for helping the health care industry identify and resolve HIPAA implementation issues. Structured Data: See Data-Related Concepts. SUBC: See State Uniform Billing Committee. Summary Health Information: 164.504. SWG: Subworkgroup. Syntax: The rules and conventions that one needs to know or follow in order to validly record information, or interpret previously recorded information, for a specific purpose. Thus, a syntax is a grammar. Such rules and conventions may be either explicit or implicit. In X12 transactions, the data-element separators, the sub-element separators, the segment terminators, the segment identifiers, the loops, the loop identifiers (when present), the repetition factors, etc., are all aspects of the X12 syntax. When explicit, such syntactical elements tend to be the structural, or format-related, data elements that are not required when a direct data entry architecture is used. Ultimately, though, there is not a perfectly clear division between the syntactical elements and the business data content. TAG: Technical Advisory Group. TG: Task Group. See Part II, 45 CFR
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Third Party Administrator (TPA): An entity that processes health care claims and performs related business functions for a health plan. TPA: See Third Party Administrator or Trading Partner Agreement. Trading Partner Agreement (TPA): See Part II, 45 CFR 160.103. Transaction: Under HIPAA, this is the exchange of information between two parties to carry out financial or administrative activities related to health care. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 160.103. Transaction Change Request System: A system established under HIPAA for accepting and tracking change requests for any of the HIPAA mandated transactions standards via a single web site. See www.hipaa-dsmo.org. Translator: See EDI Translator. Treatment: See Part II, 45 CFR 164.501. UB: Uniform Bill, as in UB-82 or UB-92. UB-82: A uniform institutional claim form developed by the NUBC that was in general use from 1983 - 1993. UB-92: A uniform institutional claim form developed by the NUBC that has been in general use since 1993. UCF: Uniform Claim Form, as in UCF-1500. UCTF: See the Uniform Claim Task Force. UHIN: See the Utah Health Information Network. UN/CEFACT: See the United Nations Centre for Facilitation of Procedures and Practices for Administration, Commerce, and Transport. UN/EDIFACT: See the United Nations Rules for Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce, and Transport. Uniform Claim Task Force (UCTF): An organization that developed the initial HCFA-1500 Professional Claim Form. The maintenance responsibilities were later assumed by the NUCC. United Nations Centre for Facilitation of Procedures and Practices for Administration, Commerce, and Transport (UN/CEFACT): An international organization dedicated to the elimination or simplification of procedural barriers to international commerce. WEDI: See the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange. WG: Work Group. WHO: See the World Health Organization. Workforce: Under HIPAA, this means employees, volunteers, trainees, and other persons under the direct control of a covered entity, whether or not they are paid by the covered entity. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 160.103. Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI): A health care industry group that lobbied for HIPAA A/S, and that has a formal consultative role under the HIPAA legislation. WEDI also sponsors SNIP. World Health Organization (WHO): An organization that maintains the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) medical code set. Value-Added Network (VAN): A vendor of EDI data communications and translation services. VAN: See Value-Added Network. Virtual Private Network (VPN): A technical strategy for creating secure connections, or tunnels, over the internet. VPN: See Virtual Private Network. Washington Publishing Company (WPC): The company that publishes the X12N HIPAA Implementation guides and the X12N HIPAA Data Dictionary, that also developed the X12 Data Dictionary, and that hosts the EHNAC STFCS testing program. United Nations Rules for Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce, and Transport (UN/EDIFACT): An international EDI format. Interactive X12 transactions use the EDIFACT message syntax. UNSM: United Nations Standard Messages. Unstructured Data: See Data-Related Concepts. UPIN: Unique Physician Identification Number. UR: Utilization Review. USC or U.S.C: United States Code. Use: See Part II, 45 CFR 164.501. Utah Health Information Network (UHIN): A publicprivate coalition for reducing health care administrative costs through the standardization and electronic exchange of health care data.
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WPC: See the Washington Publishing Company. X12: An ANSI-accredited group that defines EDI standards for many American industries, including health care insurance. Most of the electronic transaction standards mandated or proposed under HIPAA are X12 standards. X12 148: The X12 First Report of Injury, Illness, or Incident transaction. This standard could eventually be included in the HIPAA mandate. X12 270: The X12 Health Care Eligibility &amp; Benefit Inquiry transaction. Version 4010 of this transaction has been included in the HIPAA mandates. X12 271: The X12 Health Care Eligibility &amp; Benefit Response transaction. Version 4010 of this transaction has been included in the HIPAA mandates. X12 274: The X12 Provider Information transaction. X12 275: The X12 Patient Information transaction. This transaction is expected to be part of the HIPAA claim attachments standard. X12 276: The X12 Health Care Claims Status Inquiry transaction. Version 4010 of this transaction has been included in the HIPAA mandates. X12 277: The X12 Health Care Claim Status Response transaction. Version 4010 of this transaction has been included in the HIPAA mandates. This transaction is also expected to be part of the HIPAA claim attachments standard. X12 278: The X12 Referral Certification and Authorization transaction. Version 4010 of this transaction has been included in the HIPAA mandates. X12 811: The X12 Consolidated Service Invoice &amp; Statement transaction. X12 820: The X12 Payment Order &amp; Remittance Advice transaction. Version 4010 of this transaction has been included in the HIPAA mandates. X12 831: The X12 Application Control Totals transaction. X12 834: The X12 Benefit Enrollment &amp; Maintenance transaction. Version 4010 of this transaction has been included in the HIPAA mandates. X12 835: The X12 Health Care Claim Payment &amp; Remittance Advice transaction. Version 4010 of this transaction has been included in the HIPAA mandates. X12 837: The X12 Health Care Claim or Encounter transaction. This transaction can be used for institutional, professional, dental, or drug claims. Version 4010 of this transaction has been included in the HIPAA mandates. X12 997: transaction. The X12 Functional Acknowledgement
X12F: A subcommittee of X12 that defines EDI standards for the financial industry. This group maintains the X12 811 [generic] Invoice and the X12 820 [generic] Payment &amp; Remittance Advice transactions, although X12N maintains the associated HIPAA Implementation guides. X12 IHCEBI &amp; IHCEBR: The X12 Interactive Healthcare Eligibility &amp; Benefits Inquiry (IHCEBI) and Response (IHCEBR) transactions. These are being combined and converted to UN/EDIFACT Version 5 syntax. X12 IHCLME: The X12 Interactive Healthcare Claim transaction. X12J: A subcommittee of X12 that reviews X12 work products for compliance with the X12 design rules. X12N: A subcommittee of X12 that defines EDI standards for the insurance industry, including health care insurance. X12N/SPTG4: The HIPAA Liaison Special Task Group of the Insurance Subcommittee (N) of X12. This group's responsibilities have been assumed by X12N/TG3/WG3. X12N/TG1: The Property &amp; Casualty Task Group (TG1) of the Insurance Subcommittee (N) of X12. X12N/TG2: The Health Care Task Group (TG2) of the Insurance Subcommittee (N) of X12. X12N/TG2/WG1: The Health Care Eligibility Work Group (WG1) of the Health Care Task Group (TG2) of the Insurance Subcommittee (N) of X12. This group maintains the X12 270 Health Care Eligibility &amp; Benefit Inquiry and the X12 271 Health Care Eligibility &amp; Benefit Response transactions, and is also responsible for maintaining the IHCEBI and IHCEBR transactions. X12N/TG2/WG2: The Health Care Claims Work Group (WG2) of the Health Care Task Group (TG2) of the Insurance Subcommittee (N) of X12. This group maintains the X12 837 Health Care Claim or Encounter transaction. X12N/TG2/WG3: The Health Care Claim Payments Work Group (WG3) of the Health Care Task Group (TG2) of the Insurance Subcommittee (N) of X12. This group maintains the X12 835 Health Care Claim Payment &amp; Remittance Advice transaction.
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X12N/TG2/WG4: The Health Care Enrollments Work Group (WG4) of the Health Care Task Group (TG2) of the Insurance Subcommittee (N) of X12. This group maintains the X12 834 Benefit Enrollment &amp; Maintenance transaction. X12N/TG2/WG5: The Health Care Claims Status Work Group (WG5) of the Health Care Task Group (TG2) of the Insurance Subcommittee (N) of X12. This group maintains the X12 276 Health Care Claims Status Inquiry and the X12 277 Health Care Claim Status Response transactions. X12N/TG2/WG9: The Health Care Patient Information Work Group (WG9) of the Health Care Task Group (TG2) of the Insurance Subcommittee (N) of X12. This group maintains the X12 275 Patient Information transaction. X12N/TG2/WG10: The Health Care Services Review Work Group (WG10) of the Health Care Task Group (TG2) of the Insurance Subcommittee (N) of X12. This group maintains the X12 278 Referral Certification and Authorization transaction. X12N/TG2/WG12: The Interactive Health Care Claims Work Group (WG12) of the Health Care Task Group (TG2) of the Insurance Subcommittee (N) of X12. This group maintains the IHCLME Interactive Claims transaction. X12N/TG2/WG15: The Health Care Provider Information Work Group (WG15) of the Health Care Task Group (TG2) of the Insurance Subcommittee (N) of X12. This group maintains the X12 274 Provider Information transaction. X12N/TG2/WG19: The Health Care Implementation Coordination Work Group (WG19) of the Health Care Task Group (TG2) of the Insurance Subcommittee (N) of X12. This is now X12N/TG3/WG3. X12N/TG3: The Business Transaction Coordination and Modeling Task Group (TG3) of the Insurance Subcommittee (N) of X12. TG3 maintains the X12N Business and Data Models and the HIPAA Data Dictionary. This was formerly X12N/TG2/WG11. X12N/TG3/WG1: The Property &amp; Casualty Work Group (WG1) of the Business Transaction Coordination and Modeling Task Group (TG3) of the Insurance Subcommittee (N) of X12. X12N/TG3/WG2: The Healthcare Business &amp; Information Modeling Work Group (WG2) of the Business Transaction Coordination and Modeling Task Group (TG3) of the Insurance Subcommittee (N) of X12. X12N/TG3/WG3: The HIPAA Implementation Coordination Work Group (WG3) of the Business Transaction Coordination and Modeling Task Group
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(TG3) of the Insurance Subcommittee (N) of X12. This was formerly X12N/TG2/WG19 and X12N/SPTG4. X12N/TG3/WG4: The Object-Oriented Modeling and XML Liaison Work Group (WG4) of the Business Transaction Coordination and Modeling Task Group (TG3) of the Insurance Subcommittee (N) of X12. X12N/TG4: The Implementation Guide Task Group (TG4) of the Insurance Subcommittee (N) of X12. This group supports the development and maintenance of X12 Implementation Guides, including the HIPAA X12 IGs. X12N/TG8: The Architecture Task Group (TG8) of the Insurance Subcommittee (N) of X12. X12/PRB: The X12 Procedures Review Board. X12 Standard: The term currently used for any X12 standard that has been approved since the most recent release of X12 American National Standards. Since a full set of X12 American National Standards is only released about once every five years, it is the X12 standards that are most likely to be in active use. These standards were previously called Draft Standards for Trial Use. XML: Extensible Markup Language.
45 CFR 160.103 Definitions [from the 12/28/2000 Final Privacy Rule] Except as otherwise provided, the following definitions apply to this subchapter: Act means the Social Security Act. ANSI stands for the American National Standards Institute. Business associate: (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this definition, business associate means, with respect to a covered entity, a person who: (i) On behalf of such covered entity or of an organized health care arrangement (as defined in § 164.501 of this subchapter) in which the covered entity participates, but other than in the capacity of a member of the workforce of such covered entity or arrangement, performs, or assists in the performance of: (A) A function or activity involving the use or disclosure of individually identifiable health information, including claims processing or administration, data analysis, processing or administration, utilization review, quality assurance, billing, benefit management, practice management, and repricing; or (B) Any other function or activity regulated by this subchapter; or (ii) Provides, other than in the capacity of a member of the workforce of such covered entity, legal, actuarial, accounting, consulting, data aggregation (as defined in § 164.501 of this subchapter), management, administrative, accreditation, or financial services to or for such covered entity, or to or for an organized health care arrangement in which the covered entity participates, where the provision of the service involves the disclosure of individually identifiable health information from such covered entity or arrangement, or from another business associate of such covered entity or arrangement, to the person. (2) A covered entity participating in an organized health care arrangement that performs a function or activity as described by paragraph (1)(i) of this definition for or on behalf of such organized health care arrangement, or that provides a service as described in paragraph (1)(ii) of this definition to or for such organized health care arrangement, does not, simply through the performance of such function or activity or the provision of such service, become a business associate of other covered entities participating in such organized health care arrangement. (3) A covered entity may be a business associate of another covered entity. Compliance date means the date by which a covered entity must comply with a standard, implementation specification, requirement, or modification adopted under this subchapter. Covered entity means: (1) A health plan. (2) A health care clearinghouse. (3) A health care provider who transmits any health information in electronic form in connection with a transaction covered by this subchapter. Group health plan (also see definition of health plan in this section) means an employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1002(1)), including insured and self-insured plans, to the extent that the plan provides medical care (as defined in section 2791(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act), 42 U.S.C. 300gg-91(a)(2)), including items and services paid for as medical care, to employees or their dependents directly or through insurance, reimbursement, or otherwise, that: (1) Has 50 or more participants (as defined in section 3(7) of ERISA, 29 U.S.C. 1002(7)); or (2) Is administered by an entity other than the employer that established and maintains the plan. HCFA stands for Health Care Financing Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services. HHS stands for the Department of Health and Human Services. Health care means care, services, or supplies related to the health of an individual. Health care includes, but is not limited to, the following: (1) Preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or palliative care, and counseling, service, assessment, or procedure with respect to the physical or mental condition, or functional status, of an individual or that affects the structure or function of the body; and (2) Sale or dispensing of a drug, device, equipment, or other item in accordance with a prescription. Health care clearinghouse means a public or private entity, including a billing service, repricing company, community health management information system or community health information system, and &quot;value-added&quot; networks and switches, that does either of the following functions: (1) Processes or facilitates the processing of health information received from another entity in a nonstandard format or containing nonstandard data content into standard data elements or a standard transaction. (2) Receives a standard transaction from another entity and processes or facilitates the processing of health information into nonstandard format or nonstandard data content for the receiving entity. Health care provider means a provider of services (as defined in section 1861(u) of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 1395x(u)), a provider of medical or health services (as defined in section 1861(s) of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)), and any
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other person or organization who furnishes, bills, or is paid for health care in the normal course of business. Health information means any information, whether oral or recorded in any form or medium, that: (1) Is created or received by a health care provider, health plan, public health authority, employer, life insurer, school or university, or health care clearinghouse; and (2) Relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual; the provision of health care to an individual; or the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to an individual. Health insurance issuer (as defined in section 2791(b)(2) of the PHS Act, 42 U.S.C. 300gg-91(b)(2) and used in the definition of health plan in this section) means an insurance company, insurance service, or insurance organization (including an HMO) that is licensed to engage in the business of insurance in a State and is subject to State law that regulates insurance. Such term does not include a group health plan. Health maintenance organization (HMO) (as defined in section 2791(b)(3) of the PHS Act, 42 U.S.C. 300gg91(b)(3) and used in the definition of health plan in this section) means a federally qualified HMO, an organization recognized as an HMO under State law, or a similar organization regulated for solvency under State law in the same manner and to the same extent as such an HMO. Health plan means an individual or group plan that provides, or pays the cost of, medical care (as defined in section 2791(a)(2) of the PHS Act, 42 U.S.C. 300gg91(a)(2)). (1) Health plan includes the following, singly or in combination: (i) A group health plan, as defined in this section. (ii) A health insurance issuer, as defined in this section. (iii) An HMO, as defined in this section. (iv) Part A or Part B of the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Act. (v) The Medicaid program under title XIX of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 1396, et seq. (vi) An issuer of a Medicare supplemental policy (as defined in section 1882(g)(1) of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 1395ss(g)(1)). (vii) An issuer of a long-term care policy, excluding a nursing home fixed-indemnity policy. (viii) An employee welfare benefit plan or any other arrangement that is established or maintained for the purpose of offering or providing health benefits to the employees of two or more employers. (ix) The health care program for active military personnel under title 10 of the United States Code. (x) The veterans health care program under 38 U.S.C. chapter 17. (xi) The Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) (as defined in 10 U.S.C. 1072(4)). (xii) The Indian Health Service program under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 25 U.S.C. 1601, et seq. (xiii) The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program under 5 U.S.C. 8902, et seq. (xiv) An approved State child health plan under title XXI of the Act, providing benefits for child health assistance that meet the requirements of section 2103 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 1397, et seq. (xv) The Medicare+Choice program under Part C of title XVIII of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 1395w-21 through 1395w-28. (xvi) A high risk pool that is a mechanism established under State law to provide health insurance coverage or comparable coverage to eligible individuals. (xvii) Any other individual or group plan, or combination of individual or group plans, that provides or pays for the cost of medical care (as defined in section 2791(a)(2) of the PHS Act, 42 U.S.C. 300gg-91(a)(2)). (2) Health plan excludes: (i) Any policy, plan, or program to the extent that it provides, or pays for the cost of, excepted benefits that are listed in section 2791(c)(1) of the PHS Act, 42 U.S.C. 300gg-91(c)(1); and (ii) A government-funded program (other than one listed in paragraph (1)(i)- (xvi)of this definition): (A) Whose principal purpose is other than providing, or paying the cost of, health care; or (B) Whose principal activity is: (1) The direct provision of health care to persons; or (2) The making of grants to fund the direct provision of health care to persons. Implementation specification means specific requirements or instructions for implementing a standard. Modify or modification refers to a change adopted by the Secretary, through regulation, to a standard or an implementation specification. Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services or any other officer or employee of HHS to whom the authority involved has been delegated. Small health plan means a health plan with annual receipts of $5 million or less. Standard means a rule, condition, or requirement: (1) Describing the following information for products, systems, services or practices: (i) Classification of components. (ii) Specification of materials, performance, or operations; or (iii) Delineation of procedures; or (2) With respect to the privacy of individually identifiable health information. Standard setting organization (SSO) means an organization accredited by the American National Standards Institute that develops and maintains standards for information transactions or data elements, or any other
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standard that is necessary for, or will facilitate the implementation of, this part. State refers to one of the following: (1) For a health plan established or regulated by Federal law, State has the meaning set forth in the applicable section of the United States Code for such health plan. (2) For all other purposes, State means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. Trading partner agreement means an agreement related to the exchange of information in electronic transactions, whether the agreement is distinct or part of a larger agreement, between each party to the agreement. (For example, a trading partner agreement may specify, among other things, the duties and responsibilities of each party to the agreement in conducting a standard transaction.) Transaction means the transmission of information between two parties to carry out financial or administrative activities related to health care. It includes the following types of information transmissions: (1) Health care claims or equivalent encounter information. (2) Health care payment and remittance advice. (3) Coordination of benefits. (4) Health care claim status. (5) Enrollment and disenrollment in a health plan. (6) Eligibility for a health plan. (7) Health plan premium payments. (8) Referral certification and authorization. (9) First report of injury. (10) Health claims attachments. (11) Other transactions that the Secretary may prescribe by regulation. Workforce means employees, volunteers, trainees, and other persons whose conduct, in the performance of work for a covered entity, is under the direct control of such entity, whether or not they are paid by the covered entity. 45 CFR 160.202 Definitions [from the 12/28/2000 Final Privacy Rule] For purposes of this subpart, the following terms have the following meanings: Contrary, when used to compare a provision of State law to a standard, requirement, or implementation specification adopted under this subchapter, means: (1) A covered entity would find it impossible to comply with both the State and federal requirements; or (2) The provision of State law stands as an obstacle to the accomplishment and execution of the full purposes and objectives of part C of title XI of the Act or section 264 of Pub. L. 104-191, as applicable. More stringent means, in the context of a comparison of a provision of State law and a standard, requirement, or implementation specification adopted under subpart E of part 164 of this subchapter, a State law that meets one or more of the following criteria: (1) With respect to a use or disclosure, the law prohibits or restricts a use or disclosure in circumstances under which such use or disclosure otherwise would be permitted under this subchapter, except if the disclosure is: (i) Required by the Secretary in connection with determining whether a covered entity is in compliance with this subchapter; or (ii) To the individual who is the subject of the individually identifiable health information. (2) With respect to the rights of an individual who is the subject of the individually identifiable health information of access to or amendment of individually identifiable health information, permits greater rights of access or amendment, as applicable; provided that, nothing in this subchapter may be construed to preempt any State law to the extent that it authorizes or prohibits disclosure of protected health information about a minor to a parent, guardian, or person acting in loco parentis of such minor. (3) With respect to information to be provided to an individual who is the subject of the individually identifiable health information about a use, a disclosure, rights, and remedies, provides the greater amount of information. (4) With respect to the form or substance of an authorization or consent for use or disclosure of individually identifiable health information, provides requirements that narrow the scope or duration, increase the privacy protections afforded (such as by expanding the criteria for), or reduce the coercive effect of the circumstances surrounding the authorization or consent, as applicable. (5) With respect to recordkeeping or requirements relating to accounting of disclosures, provides for the retention or reporting of more detailed information or for a longer duration. (6) With respect to any other matter, provides greater privacy protection for the individual who is the subject of the individually identifiable health information. Relates to the privacy of individually identifiable health information means, with respect to a State law, that the State law has the specific purpose of protecting the privacy of health information or affects the privacy of health information in a direct, clear, and substantial way. State law means a constitution, statute, regulation, rule, common law, or other State action having the force and effect of law.
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45 CFR 162.103 Definitions [from the 08/17/2000 Final Transactions &amp; Code Sets Rule] For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply: Code set means any set of codes used to encode data elements, such as tables of terms, medical concepts, medical diagnostic codes, or medical procedure codes. A code set includes the codes and the descriptors of the codes. Code set maintaining organization means an organization that creates and maintains the code sets adopted by the Secretary for use in the transactions for which standards are adopted in this part. Data condition means the rule that describes the circumstances under which a covered entity must use a particular data element or segment. Data content means all the data elements and code sets inherent to a transaction, and not related to the format of the transaction. Data elements that are related to the format are not data content. Data element means the smallest named unit of information in a transaction. Data set means a semantically meaningful unit of information exchanged between two parties to a transaction. Descriptor means the text defining a code. Designated standard maintenance organization (DSMO) means an organization designated by the Secretary under Sec. 162.910(a). Direct data entry means the direct entry of data (for example, using dumb terminals or web browsers) that is immediately transmitted into a health plan's computer. Electronic media means the mode of electronic transmission. It includes the Internet (wide-open), Extranet (using Internet technology to link a business with information only accessible to collaborating parties), leased lines, dial-up lines, private networks, and those transmissions that are physically moved from one location to another using magnetic tape, disk, or compact disk media. Format refers to those data elements that provide or control the enveloping or hierarchical structure, or assist in identifying data content of, a transaction. HCPCS stands for the Health [Care Financing Administration] Common Procedure Coding System. Maintain or maintenance refers to activities necessary to support the use of a standard adopted by the Secretary, including technical corrections to an implementation specification, and enhancements or expansion of a code set. This term excludes the activities related to the adoption of a new standard or implementation specification, or modification to an adopted standard or implementation specification. Maximum defined data set means all of the required data elements for a particular standard based on a specific implementation specification. Segment means a group of related data elements in a transaction. Standard transaction means a transaction that complies with the applicable standard adopted under this part. 45 CFR 164.501 Definitions [from the 12/28/2000 Final Privacy Rule] As used in this subpart, the following terms have the following meanings: Correctional institution means any penal or correctional facility, jail, reformatory, detention center, work farm, halfway house, or residential community program center operated by, or under contract to, the United States, a State, a territory, a political subdivision of a State or territory, or an Indian tribe, for the confinement or rehabilitation of persons charged with or convicted of a criminal offense or other persons held in lawful custody. Other persons held in lawful custody includes juvenile offenders adjudicated delinquent, aliens detained awaiting deportation, persons committed to mental institutions through the criminal justice system, witnesses, or others awaiting charges or trial. Covered functions means those functions of a covered entity the performance of which makes the entity a health plan, health care provider, or health care clearinghouse. Data aggregation means, with respect to protected health information created or received by a business associate in its capacity as the business associate of a covered entity, the combining of such protected health information by the business associate with the protected health information received by the business associate in its capacity as a business associate of another covered entity, to permit data analyses that relate to the health care operations of the respective covered entities. Designated record set means: (1) A group of records maintained by or for a covered entity that is: (i) The medical records and billing records about individuals maintained by or for a covered health care provider;
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(ii) The enrollment, payment, claims adjudication, and case or medical management record systems maintained by or for a health plan; or (iii) Used, in whole or in part, by or for the covered entity to make decisions about individuals. (2) For purposes of this paragraph, the term record means any item, collection, or grouping of information that includes protected health information and is maintained, collected, used, or disseminated by or for a covered entity. Direct treatment relationship means a treatment relationship between an individual and a health care provider that is not an indirect treatment relationship. Disclosure means the release, transfer, provision of access to, or divulging in any other manner of information outside the entity holding the information. Health care operations means any of the following activities of the covered entity to the extent that the activities are related to covered functions, and any of the following activities of an organized health care arrangement in which the covered entity participates: (1) Conducting quality assessment and improvement activities, including outcomes evaluation and development of clinical guidelines, provided that the obtaining of generalizable knowledge is not the primary purpose of any studies resulting from such activities; population-based activities relating to improving health or reducing health care costs, protocol development, case management and care coordination, contacting of health care providers and patients with information about treatment alternatives; and related functions that do not include treatment; (2) Reviewing the competence or qualifications of health care professionals, evaluating practitioner and provider performance, health plan performance, conducting training programs in which students, trainees, or practitioners in areas of health care learn under supervision to practice or improve their skills as health care providers, training of non-health care professionals, accreditation, certification, licensing, or credentialing activities; (3) Underwriting, premium rating, and other activities relating to the creation, renewal or replacement of a contract of health insurance or health benefits, and ceding, securing, or placing a contract for reinsurance of risk relating to claims for health care (including stop-loss insurance and excess of loss insurance), provided that the requirements of § 164.514(g) are met, if applicable; (4) Conducting or arranging for medical review, legal services, and auditing functions, including fraud and abuse detection and compliance programs; (5) Business planning and development, such as conducting cost-management and planning-related analyses related to managing and operating the entity, including formulary development and administration, development or improvement of methods of payment or coverage policies; and (6) Business management and general administrative activities of the entity, including, but not limited to: (i) Management activities relating to implementation of and compliance with the requirements of this subchapter; (ii) Customer service, including the provision of data analyses for policy holders, plan sponsors, or other customers, provided that protected health information is not disclosed to such policy holder, plan sponsor, or customer. (iii) Resolution of internal grievances; (iv) Due diligence in connection with the sale or transfer of assets to a potential successor in interest, if the potential successor in interest is a covered entity or, following completion of the sale or transfer, will become a covered entity; and (v) Consistent with the applicable requirements of § 164.514, creating de-identified health information, fundraising for the benefit of the covered entity, and marketing for which an individual authorization is not required as described in § 164.514(e)(2). Health oversight agency means an agency or authority of the United States, a State, a territory, a political subdivision of a State or territory, or an Indian tribe, or a person or entity acting under a grant of authority from or contract with such public agency, including the employees or agents of such public agency or its contractors or persons or entities to whom it has granted authority, that is authorized by law to oversee the health care system (whether public or private) or government programs in which health information is necessary to determine eligibility or compliance, or to enforce civil rights laws for which health information is relevant. Indirect treatment relationship means a relationship between an individual and a health care provider in which: (1) The health care provider delivers health care to the individual based on the orders of another health care provider; and (2) The health care provider typically provides services or products, or reports the diagnosis or results associated with the health care, directly to another health care provider, who provides the services or products or reports to the individual. Individual means the person who is the subject of protected health information. Individually identifiable health information is information that is a subset of health information, including demographic information collected from an individual, and: (1) Is created or received by a health care provider, health plan, employer, or health care clearinghouse; and (2) Relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual; the provision of health care to an individual; or the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to an individual; and (i) That identifies the individual; or
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(ii) With respect to which there is a reasonable basis to believe the information can be used to identify the individual. Inmate means a person incarcerated in or otherwise confined to a correctional institution. Law enforcement official means an officer or employee of any agency or authority of the United States, a State, a territory, a political subdivision of a State or territory, or an Indian tribe, who is empowered by law to: (1) Investigate or conduct an official inquiry into a potential violation of law; or (2) Prosecute or otherwise conduct a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding arising from an alleged violation of law. Marketing means to make a communication about a product or service a purpose of which is to encourage recipients of the communication to purchase or use the product or service. (1) Marketing does not include communications that meet the requirements of paragraph (2) of this definition and that are made by a covered entity: (i) For the purpose of describing the entities participating in a health care provider network or health plan network, or for the purpose of describing if and the extent to which a product or service (or payment for such product or service) is provided by a covered entity or included in a plan of benefits; or (ii) That are tailored to the circumstances of a particular individual and the communications are: (A) Made by a health care provider to an individual as part of the treatment of the individual, and for the purpose of furthering the treatment of that individual; or (B) Made by a health care provider or health plan to an individual in the course of managing the treatment of that individual, or for the purpose of directing or recommending to that individual alternative treatments, therapies, health care providers, or settings of care. (2) A communication described in paragraph (1) of this definition is not included in marketing if: (i) The communication is made orally; or (ii) The communication is in writing and the covered entity does not receive direct or indirect remuneration from a third party for making the communication. Organized health care arrangement means: (1) A clinically integrated care setting in which individuals typically receive health care from more than one health care provider; (2) An organized system of health care in which more than one covered entity participates, and in which the participating covered entities: (i) Hold themselves out to the public as participating in a joint arrangement; and (ii) Participate in joint activities that include at least one of the following: (A) Utilization review, in which health care decisions by participating covered entities are reviewed by other participating covered entities or by a third party on their behalf; (B) Quality assessment and improvement activities, in which treatment provided by participating covered entities is assessed by other participating covered entities or by a third party on their behalf; or (C) Payment activities, if the financial risk for delivering health care is shared, in part or in whole, by participating covered entities through the joint arrangement and if protected health information created or received by a covered entity is reviewed by other participating covered entities or by a third party on their behalf for the purpose of administering the sharing of financial risk. (3) A group health plan and a health insurance issuer or HMO with respect to such group health plan, but only with respect to protected health information created or received by such health insurance issuer or HMO that relates to individuals who are or who have been participants or beneficiaries in such group health plan; (4) A group health plan and one or more other group health plans each of which are maintained by the same plan sponsor; or (5) The group health plans described in paragraph (4) of this definition and health insurance issuers or HMOs with respect to such group health plans, but only with respect to protected health information created or received by such health insurance issuers or HMOs that relates to individuals who are or have been participants or beneficiaries in any of such group health plans. Payment means: (1) The activities undertaken by: (i) A health plan to obtain premiums or to determine or fulfill its responsibility for coverage and provision of benefits under the health plan; or (ii) A covered health care provider or health plan to obtain or provide reimbursement for the provision of health care; and (2) The activities in paragraph (1) of this definition relate to the individual to whom health care is provided and include, but are not limited to: (i) Determinations of eligibility or coverage (including coordination of benefits or the determination of cost sharing amounts), and adjudication or subrogation of health benefit claims; (ii) Risk adjusting amounts due based on enrollee health status and demographic characteristics; (iii) Billing, claims management, collection activities, obtaining payment under a contract for reinsurance (including stop-loss insurance and excess of loss insurance), and related health care data processing; (iv) Review of health care services with respect to medical necessity, coverage under a health plan, appropriateness of care, or justification of charges; (v) Utilization review activities, including precertification and preauthorization of services, concurrent and retrospective review of services; and
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(vi) Disclosure to consumer reporting agencies of any of the following protected health information relating to collection of premiums or reimbursement: (A) Name and address; (B) Date of birth; (C) Social security number; (D) Payment history; (E) Account number; and (F) Name and address of the health care provider and/or health plan. Plan sponsor is defined as defined at section 3(16)(B) of ERISA, 29 U.S.C. 1002(16)(B). [Note: Section 3(16)(B) of ERISA defines plan sponsor as &quot;(i) the employer in the case of an employee benefit plan established or maintained by a single employer, (ii) the employee organization in the case of a plan established or maintained by an employee organization, or (iii) in the case of a plan established or maintained by two or more employers or jointly by one or more employers and one or more employee organizations, the association, committee, joint board of trustees, or other similar group of representatives of the parties who establish or maintain the plan.&quot;.] Protected health information means individually identifiable health information: (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this definition, that is: (i) Transmitted by electronic media; (ii) Maintained in any medium described in the definition of electronic media at § 162.103 of this subchapter; or (iii) Transmitted or maintained in any other form or medium. (2) Protected health information excludes individually identifiable health information in: (i) Education records covered by the Family Educational Right and Privacy Act, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1232g; and (ii) Records described at 20 U.S.C. 1232g(a)(4)(B)(iv). Psychotherapy notes means notes recorded (in any medium) by a health care provider who is a mental health professional documenting or analyzing the contents of conversation during a private counseling session or a group, joint, or family counseling session and that are separated from the rest of the individual's medical record. Psychotherapy notes excludes medication prescription and monitoring, counseling session start and stop times, the modalities and frequencies of treatment furnished, results of clinical tests, and any summary of the following items: diagnosis, functional status, the treatment plan, symptoms, prognosis, and progress to date. Public health authority means an agency or authority of the United States, a State, a territory, a political subdivision of a State or territory, or an Indian tribe, or a person or entity acting under a grant of authority from or contract with such public agency, including the employees or agents of such public agency or its contractors or persons or entities to whom it has granted authority, that is responsible for public health matters as part of its official mandate. Required by law means a mandate contained in law that compels a covered entity to make a use or disclosure of protected health information and that is enforceable in a court of law. Required by law includes, but is not limited to, court orders and court-ordered warrants; subpoenas or summons issued by a court, grand jury, a governmental or tribal inspector general, or an administrative body authorized to require the production of information; a civil or an authorized investigative demand; Medicare conditions of participation with respect to health care providers participating in the program; and statutes or regulations that require the production of information, including statutes or regulations that require such information if payment is sought under a government program providing public benefits. Research means a systematic investigation, including research development, testing, and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge. Treatment means the provision, coordination, or management of health care and related services by one or more health care providers, including the coordination or management of health care by a health care provider with a third party; consultation between health care providers relating to a patient; or the referral of a patient for health care from one health care provider to another. Use means, with respect to individually identifiable health information, the sharing, employment, application, utilization, examination, or analysis of such information within an entity that maintains such information. 45 CFR 164.504 Uses and Disclosures: Organizational Requirements [from the 12/28/2000 Final Privacy Rule] (a) Definitions. As used in this section: Common control exists if an entity has the power, directly or indirectly, significantly to influence or direct the actions or policies of another entity. Common ownership exists if an entity or entities possess an ownership or equity interest of 5 percent or more in another entity. Health care component has the following meaning: (1) Components of a covered entity that perform covered functions are part of the health care component. (2) Another component of the covered entity is part of the entity's health care component to the extent that: (i) It performs, with respect to a component that performs covered functions, activities that would make such other component a business associate of the component that
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performs covered functions if the two components were separate legal entities; and (ii) The activities involve the use or disclosure of protected health information that such other component creates or receives from or on behalf of the component that performs covered functions. Hybrid entity means a single legal entity that is a covered entity and whose covered functions are not its primary functions. Plan administration functions means administration functions performed by the plan sponsor of a group health plan on behalf of the group health plan and excludes functions performed by the plan sponsor in connection with any other benefit or benefit plan of the plan sponsor. Summary health information means information, that may be individually identifiable health information, and: (1) That summarizes the claims history, claims expenses, or type of claims experienced by individuals for whom a plan sponsor has provided health benefits under a group health plan; and (2) From which the information described at § 164.514(b)(2)(i) has been deleted, except that the geographic information described in § 164.514(b)(2)(i)(B) need only be aggregated to the level of a five digit zip code. Part III explains the purposes of Parts I &amp; II, and provides you with a way to complain whenever you feel that your favorite organization or subject has been abused or neglected in those parts. Maintenance The contents are necessarily limited by the maintainers' knowledge of and experience with the subjects and organizations included, and by the need to keep it finite. We have avoided including technical security-related terms beyond those needed to understand the rules themselves because there are so many of them, and because they are already fairly well documented by various industry and professional groups. When identifying organizations, we have tried to note when they have special responsibilities under HIPAA, such as the maintenance of a transaction standard or code set, or via the sponsorship of special educational programs. Please send any [email protected] suggestions or questions to
Part III: Purpose &amp; Maintenance
Purpose Part I provides a general glossary of terms and acronyms likely to be encountered by anyone dealing with the Administrative Simplification portions of HIPAA, or with any of the organizations, standards, and processes involved in developing, maintaining, and using HIPAA-related standards. It evolved from a glossary developed in the Summer of 1998 to support the development of the MOU covering the DSMO process within X12N/TG3/WG3. That MOU explains how the ADA, HHS, HL7, the NCPDP, the NUBC, the NUCC, and X12N will coordinate their efforts to develop and maintain the HIPAA-related standards and implementation guides. In such a setting it is possible to talk for several days without using a word of English, and this document was an attempt to compensate for that. Part II provides a single source for all definitions included in the body of the final HIPAA Administrative Simplification rules, and should reflect the cumulative effects of all related rules and correction notices. Including the complete text of those definitions in this part keeps the Part I entries comparatively short and informal. Related definitions in Part I reference the associated Part II definitions.
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