Links to HIPAA-related Websites
American National Standards Institute
ANSI serves in its capacity as administrator and coordinator of the United States private sector voluntary standardization system.
Association for Electronic Health Care Transactions
Promotes innovation, cooperation, and open competition within the EDI health care industry, to improve the quality of healthcare and to achieve administrative simplification and cost savings.
Department of Health and Human Services
This site includes downloads of the final rules for Privacy and Standards for Electronic Transactions, plus Frequently Asked Questions.
Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission
An independent, not-for-profit, organization providing HIPPA security accreditation information.
HIPAAdvisory
From Phoenix Health Systems ... Focuses on providing the latest news,expert analyses, industry surveys, technology tutorials, and more!
Joint Healthcare Information Technology Alliance (JHITA)
JHITA monitors national legislative and regulatory activities and reports on those activities to the Alliance membership through routine summaries, Advocacy Papers on topics of particular interest to the membership, and presentations at selected Alliance member organization events. Issues of focus in 2000 include: medical records confidentiality; HIPAA administrative simplification rulemaking; telemedicine; medical errors; and e-health.

Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange
Promoting electronic commerce in the Health Care Industry. Site includes industry technical reports, HIPAA security matrix, and more.
CMS HIPAA Website
CMS’ site on HIPAA Electronic Transaction Standards, Unique Identifiers, and Security. Official source for documents on HIPAA enforcement, compliance, regulations, and educational materials.
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
HIPAA directs the NCVHS to "study the issues related to the adoption of uniform data standards for patient medical record information and the electronic exchange of such information".
National Uniform Billing Committee
The NUBC was formed to develop a single billing form and standard data set that could be used nationwide by institutional providers and payers for handling health care claims.
National Uniform Claim Committee
The NUCC was created to develop a standardized data set for use by the non-institutional health care community to transmit claim and encounter information to and from all third-party payers. The Committee includes representation from key provider and payer organizations, as well as standards setting organizations, state and federal regulators and the NUBC.
Office of Civil Rights
Contains all HIPAA Privacy documents: rules, background, and guidance.
Office of Civil Rights - Privacy Resources for Small Providers
Targets small providers and other small businesses covered by HIPAA's privacy rule.
Washington Publishing Company
Specializes in managing and distributing Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) information, primarily in the form of documentation for organizations that develop, maintain, and implement EDI standards.