California Office of Statewide Health Planning & Development

MIRCal - Related Links

Approving California State Agencies for Procurement:

• Department of Finance, Information Technology Consulting Unit (ITCU)
• Department of General Services (DGS), Procurement Division

National Standards:

• Inventory of Health Care Information Standards pertaining to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 (P.L. 104-191)
• The Administrative Simplification (AS) provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
• Security and Electronic Signature Standard

California State Data Center:

• Office of Technology Services (OTech)

Government Agencies:

• California Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) Administers statewide system for coordinating emergency medical care, injury prevention and disaster medical response, for the purpose of quality patient care.
• Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CMS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is the federal agency that administers the Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program.

Associations:

• Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) Provides accreditation standards, surveys and programs for all types of ambulatory healthcare providers as a means for high quality patient care.
• Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12 The U.S. standards body for the cross-industry development, maintenance, and publication of electronic data exchange standards.
• Ambulatory Surgery Center Association Represents Ambulatory Surgery Clinics (ASC's) before the media, Congress, State legislators and regulatory bodies for all aspects of the industry including physicians, nurses, administrative staff and owners.
• American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc. (AAAASF) A voluntary program for inspection and accreditation of surgery facilities for the purpose of ensuring excellence and quality care to patients.
• American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN) An association of professional nurses who identify ambulatory care practices as essential to the continuum of high quality, cost effective healthcare. They propose to advance the art and science of ambulatory care nursing.
• American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) An association that represents more than 40,000 specially educated health information management professionals who work throughout the healthcare industry.
• American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) Professional society representing healthcare risk management professionals who create and maintain patient safe environments within healthcare organizations.
• California Ambulatory Surgery Association (CASA) A non-profit organization which promotes the concept of ambulatory surgery and the quality of services provided.
• California Association for Healthcare Quality (CAHQ) Provides education, resources, networking and leadership to develop and promote quality healthcare professionals.
• California Hospital Association (CHA) Provides statewide leadership in health policy and advocacy, representing the interests of hospitals, health systems, physician organizations and healthcare providers in California.
• California Health Information Association (CHIA) Provides leadership, education, resources and advocacy for California's Health Information Management professionals
• California Medical Association (CMA) Professional organization representing physicians dedicated to promoting and protecting the health of all Californians as well as the art and science of medicine.
• Data Interchange Standards Association (DISA) DISA, the foremost association for electronic commerce, is a not-for-profit organization that offers a variety of outreach initiatives and extensive educational programs for every e-commerce endeavor.
• Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) An organization providing professional development services for individuals involved in financial management of healthcare.
• Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Provides leadership, education and networking for information management systems professionals in the healthcare community.
• National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO) NAHDO is a not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to strengthening the nation's health information system.
• National Uniform Billing Committee (UB) NUBC's major roles are to maintain the integrity of the UB data set and define the data content associated with each of the electronic transactions.
• Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) WEDI's core purpose is to improve the administrative efficiency, quality and cost effectiveness of healthcare through the implementation of business strategies for electronic record-keeping, and information exchange and management.

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