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HIPAA Administrative Simplification Information Bulletin Administrative Simplification Basics Facts Sheets

Guidane for The Administrative Simplification Basics fact sheet designed to help the health care industry understand the purpose of HIPAA adopted transactions and to explain which standards and operating rules govern each transaction

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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: February 06, 2020

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