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Department of Health & Human Services - HIPAA - http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
The official central governmental hub for all HIPAA issues including rules, standards and implementation guides. |
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Joint Council on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) - http://www.jcaho.org/
Since 1951, the Joint Commission evaluates and accredits nearly 17,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. An independent, not-for-profit organization, JCAHO is the nation's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. |
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HIPAA.org - http://www.hipaa.org/
The law, identifiers, transactions, enforcement, security, privacy, code sets, industry discussion/collaboration, and other resources. |
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HIPAAGenInfo/
Responsible for implementing various unrelated provisions of HIPAA. Includes a directory of CMS's business activities with regard to HIPAA. |
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HIPAA Administrative Simplification Requirements - http://www.cms.hhs.gov/EducationMaterials/Downloads/HIPAA101-1.pdf
The official source for information about the Administrative Simplification portions of HIPAA. |