Beth Israel Deaconess Care Organization

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Beth Israel Deaconess
Care Organization
247 Station Drive, Northwest1
Westwood, MA 02090
(617) 754-1000
FAX (617) 754-1040
FAX (617) 754-1050
bidpo@caregroup.harvard.edu

Network Relations

HIPAA

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act passed in 1996. As you know HIPAA addresses a variety of confidentiality, privacy and security issues. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid- CMS, under the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for implementing various provisions of HIPAA.

The most pressing issue at this time is the Administrative Simplification provision of HIPAA. This provision establishes national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health plans, and employers. Covered Entities, defined as “a health plan, a health care clearinghouse, or a health care provider who transmits any health information in electronic form in connection with a HIPAA transaction”.

For additional information please reference the CMS website.

The following sources of information in addition to the CMS website should be helpful if you have additional questions:

The MA Medical Society: Phone: 800-322-2303
The American Medical Association: www.ama-assn.org Phone: 800-AMA-3211
Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange: http://www.wedi.org/ Phone: 703-391-2714
Office of Civil Rights: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/ Phone: 866-627-7748 or 800-368-101