In 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) became law. It requires, among other things, that the Department of Health and Human Services establish national standards for electronic health care transactions and code sets.

• AMA's HIPAA Information Page
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services HIPAA Information
• Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administrative Simplification information
• HIPAA Law
• HIPAA Glossary
• HHS Office of Civil Rights
• National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
• Health Privacy Project 
• American Hospital Association
• American Dental Association
• Proposed and final rules in the Federal Register
• Medical Group Management Association
• Health Care Financial Management Association
• Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society
• Click here for NPI information
• We Fix I.T. Problems