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DEFINITIONS - TRANSACTION
SECTION 160.103
As Contained in the HHS Final HIPAA Privacy Rules
HHS Regulations
Definitions - Transaction - § 160.103 |
Transaction means the transmission of information between two parties to carry out financial or administrative activities related to health care. It includes the following types of information transmissions:
Health care claims or equivalent encounter information.
Health care payment and remittance advice.
Coordination of benefits.
Health care claim status.
Enrollment and disenrollment in a health plan.
Eligibility for a health plan.
Health plan premium payments.
Referral certification and authorization.
First report of injury.
Health claims attachments.
Other transactions that the Secretary may prescribe by regulation.
HHS Description
Definitions - Transaction |
We change the term “exchange” to the term “transmission” in the definition of Transaction to clarify that these transactions may be one-way communications.
HHS Response to Comments Received
Definitions - Transaction |
None
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