Administrative Simplification. How could something that sounds so easy be so hard?

Consider, as an answer, the goal of administrative simplificationa.k.a. subtitle F of the Health Insurance Portability and Accounting Act (HIPAA). Its intent is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system by encouraging the development of a health information system through the establishment of standards and requirements for the electronic transmission of certain health information.

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