Hidden in the details of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is the requirement for using the HL7 (Health Level Seven) standard to structure patient data submitted in support of payment claims.

This requirement can represent an unexpected complication for your HIPAA efforts and in compliance matters. Regardless of your technical approach, you must ensure that HL7 capabilities are included. If not, your expensive HIPAA solution is incomplete - and worse, non-compliant if your core systems do not “speak HL7” when required.

Learn about the three essential steps to make sure providers and payers are compliant as it relates to HIPPA’s HL7 requirements.