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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