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Officials Delay Enforcement of Two HIPAA Operating Rules
On Wednesday, CMS announced that it has delayed the enforcement date for the first two operating rules for HIPAA transaction standards, AHA News reports (AHA News, 1/3).
CMS said that its Jan. 1 compliance deadline for the operating rules remains intact, but it will not begin enforcing the rules until March 31 (Conn, Modern Healthcare, 1/4).
Read more: http://www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2013/1/4/officials-delay-enforcement-of-two-hipaa-operating-rules.aspx#ixzz2HFYbhIRe
