What Is the Intent of the Clarification Congress Passed in 1997

question 20

Multiple Choice

What is the intent of the clarification Congress passed in 1997?

• A) To force covered entities to comply with HIPAA
• B) To simplify billing procedures so services would be paid by check
• C) To mandate that medical billing would have a nationwide standard to transmit electronically using electronic data interchange
• D) To instruct all health plans to pay any health claim

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Definitions:

Ventral Medial Geniculate Nucleus

The ventral medial geniculate nucleus is a part of the auditory thalamus involved in the processing and relaying of auditory information from the ears to the auditory cortex of the brain.

Inputs

Signals or data received by a system, which are then processed to generate an output.

Inner Hair Cells

Inner hair cells are the sensory cells located in the cochlea of the inner ear, playing a critical role in sound transduction by converting mechanical sound vibrations into electrical signals to the brain.

Human Cochlea

A spiral-shaped, fluid-filled inner ear structure, essential for converting sound wave vibrations into electrical signals for the brain.