HIPAA claim attachments

The Department of Health & Human Services, Sept. 23rd., issued a set of proposed rules which would add claim attachments to eight types of electronic transactions already subject to HIPAA standards. Comments are due by November 22.

“Setting standards for electronic attachments for health care claims, “ Health Secretary Mike Leavitt said, “is a natural step in our goal of ensuring that clinical information be available when it is needed. These steps lead to a future in which electronic health records are complete and electronic medical record systems are beneficial.”