Lexology March 7, 2023
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”), on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), recently issued a proposed rule to adopt standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) for “health care attachment” transactions (the “Proposed Rule”). The Proposed Rule would implement requirements of HIPAA’s administrative simplification regulations, which are intended to support healthcare claims and prior authorization transactions while also introducing a standard format for electronic signatures to be used in conjunction with health care attachments.

CMS anticipates that the Proposed Rule would result in significant cost savings and a reduction in administrative paperwork, allowing healthcare providers to focus more time on direct patient care. The Proposed Rule would...

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