Administrative Simplification (A/S)

Title II, Subtitle F of HIPAA, which gives HHS the authority to mandate the use of standards for the electronic exchange of healthcare data; to specify what medical and administrative code sets should be used within those standards; to require the use of national identification systems for healthcare patients, providers, payers (or plans), and employers (or sponsors); and to specify the types of measures required to protect the security and privacy of personally identifiable healthcare information. This is also the name of Title II, Subtitle F, Part C of HIPAA.