Administrative simplification: adoption of operating rules for eligibility for a health plan and health care claim status transactions. Interim final rule with comment period.

Vol. 77 Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Secretary 45 Cfr Part 162 Administrative Simplification: Adoption of Operating Rules for Health Care Electronic Funds Transfers (eft) and Remittance Advice Transactions; Final Rule

HIPAA administrative simplification: standard unique health identifier for health care providers. Final rule.

This final rule establishes the standard for a unique health identifier for health care providers for use in the health care system and announces the adoption of the National Provider Identifier (NPI) as that standard. It also establishes the implementation specifications for obtaining and using the standard unique health identifier for health care providers. The implementation specifications s...

Medicare and Medicaid programs; requirements for physician incentive plans in prepaid health care organizations--HCFA. Final rule.

This final rule amends the regulations established by a March 27, 1996, final rule with comment period. The regulations govern physician incentive plans operated by Federally-qualified health maintenance organizations and competitive medical plans contracting with the Medicare program, and certain health maintenance organizations and health insuring organizations contracting with the Medicaid p...

Educational Needs of Executive Managers in Subsidiaries of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences regarding Administrative Rules and Regulation

Introduction: Rule-based and discipline-oriented action is essential for dynamism and coordination of organizations. To achieve this, managers need to be familiar with organizational rules and regulations. This study aimed to assess the educational needs regarding administrative rules and regulations among faculty deans and healthcare network managers of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences a...

Monday , August 24 , 2009 Part II Department of Health and Human Services 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164 Breach Notification for Unsecured Protected Health Information ; Interim Final Rule

SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is issuing this interim final rule with a request for comments to require notification of breaches of unsecured protected health information. requires HHS to issue interim final regulations within 180 days to require covered entities under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and their business associa...