Congressional Cover Letter – Third Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Administrative Simplification Provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

March 27, 2000 The Honorable William Archer Chairman Committee on Ways and Means U.S. House of Representatives 1102 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Mr. Archer: In compliance with Section 263, Subtitle F of Public Law 104-191, I am pleased to transmit the Third Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the…

Cover Letter, Second Annual Report to the Congress on the Implementation of the Administrative Simplification Provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

July 22, 1999 The Honorable Albert Gore, Jr. President of the Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Mr. President: In compliance with Section 263, Subtitle F of Public Law 104-191, I am pleased to transmit the Second Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Administrative Simplification Provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability…

Executive Summary, Second Annual Report to the Congress on the Implementation of the Administrative Simplification Provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS Second Annual Report to the Congress on the Implementation of the Administrative Simplification Provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Executive Summary Background and Purpose The Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) outline a new framework for electronic…

July 22, 1999, Second Annual Report to Congress on Implementation of Administrative Simplification

SECOND ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HIPAA CONTENTS Cover Letter Executive Summary I. Introduction A. Background B. Purpose of Report C. Content of Report D. Statutory Requirements Requirements for Standards Timetables Expanded Responsibilities for the NCVHS II. Implementation Process A.DHHS Implementation Strategy HHS Data Council Health Data Standards Committee Implementation Teams Proposed…

Second Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Administrative Simplification Provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

I. INTRODUCTION A. Background A considerable portion of every health care dollar is spent on administrative overhead. In health care, this overhead includes many tasks, such as: filing a claim for payment from an insurer, enrolling an individual in a health plan, paying health insurance premiums, checking insurance eligibility for a particular treatment, requesting authorization…

July 3, 1997, Letter to the HHS Data Council on the Outcome Assessment Information Set (OASIS) Data Collection Tool

National Committee on Vital & Health Statistics July 3, 1997 Bruce Vladeck, Ph.D. Administrator Health Care Financing Administration (HFCA) 200 Independence Ave., Rm. 314G Washington, D.C. 20201-0001 David Garrison Deputy Assistant Secretary Office of Planning and Evaluation HHS 200 Independence Ave., Rm. 415F Washington, D.C. 20201-0001 Dear Dr. Vladek and Mr. Garrison: On June 24th…