Episode 168: Understanding the Basics of CMS' Administrative Simplification Enforcement

06/09/2024 10 min Episodio 169
Episode 168: Understanding the Basics of CMS' Administrative Simplification Enforcement

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Episode Synopsis

This is a companion episode to Episode 156, a conversation with CMS' National Standards Group Director Michael Cimmino on Administrative Simplification. 
Michael welcomes Paul Anderson (Health Insurance Specialist) and Jamie Lookabill (Technical Advisor, Enforcement Division) with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to offer an introductory look at the administrative simplification enforcement process. Paul and Jamie offer information on the different types of HIPAA enforcement, how CMS communicates with the industry about enforcement, and the overall enforcement process, from filing a complaint, the use of ASETT (Administrative Simplification Enforcement and Testing Tool), corrective action plans and civil monetary penalties. 
To learn more about administrative simplification, please visit go.cms.gov/adminsimp

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