Assignment: Standards
The purpose of this Discussion is to explore the different standards used for medical records and how the records get managed and exchanged between health care providers or systems that use different standards. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12 Insurance Subcommittee, the Health Care Task Group, publishes transactions standards, such as the ANSI X12N Health Care Claim Payment/Advice (835). Health Level Seven (HL7) is an organization that creates standards for clinical and administrative data interoperability.
To prepare for this Discussion, search the Internet for information on the HIPAA EDI, HL7, and other standards as might be found at ASC X12 , Health Level Seven (HL7) and Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA)
For this assignment, answer the following questions:
• Compare and contrast the 835, 837, 270, and 275 EDI standards in terms of similarities and differences.
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of HL7?
• What challenges, in terms of interoperability, are presented by using different standards?
• Consider a patient who has seen a general practitioner, a specialist, and has been to the hospital. How can all of the patient's records be shared in real-time if they are encoded and managed discretely?
• Why might a business unit in a medical setting choose to use one standard over another?
• Choose a business unit and recommend a standard to use. Justify your recommendation.
Illustrate your points in the context of a patient's visit to a health care provider.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.