Affordable Care Act

The Administrative Simplification provisions of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), build on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) with several new, expanded, or revised provisions, including requirements for:

• Operating rules for each of the HIPAA transactions
• Enumeration of a unique, standard Health Plan Identifier (HPID)
• New standards for electronic funds transfer and electronic health care claims attachments
• Health plans to certify compliance with the standards and operating rules
• Penalties for health plans that fail to comply or to certify their compliance with applicable standards and operating rules.

For additional information view the Affordable Care Act Administrative Simplification.  

For additional information view Deadlines and Key Dates for HIPAA Administrative Simplification Compliance.

WEDI 2012 Fall Conference:  CMS Industry Forum Added to Pre-Conference!

On October 22, 2012, CMS will hold a free industry forum during the pre-conference program.  The purpose of the forum is for CMS – specifically the Office of E-Health Standards & Services (OESS)- to gather healthcare industry input on recently published regulations, methods to plan and conduct testing between trading partners, and how implementation is going for the first set of operating rules for eligibility and claim status.  

For more information about the CMS forum, see full CMS Industry Forum agenda.   
For information about the main conference or to register, view the WEDI 2012 Fall Conference: Health IT Business & Policy Impact.