The Administrative Simplification Provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability

question 41

Essay

The administrative simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) required adoption of two types of code sets for encoding data elements. Describe the large code sets.

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Definitions:

Organizational Resistance

Refers to the pushback or opposition from employees or members of an organization against changes, policies, or strategies proposed by management.

Change Strategies

Approaches and methods used by organizations to implement changes in order to improve processes, culture, or performance.

NLRA

The National Labor Relations Act, an essential law in the realm of US labor, ensures that employees have the right to organize themselves and to conduct collective negotiations with their employers.

Nonunion Employee Committee

A group formed within a workplace to discuss and address issues of interest to employees, independent of union representation.