Electronic+Healthcare+Network+Accreditation+Commission

=Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC)=



The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) is a federally-recognized standards development organization and non-profit accrediting body designed to improve three things: transactional quality, operational efficiency and data security in health care. They are a self-governing organization that develops standards for the health care industry. ENNAC offers a valuable benefit through their accreditation service that will help promote standards, simplify administration, and open competition in the marketplace.
 * Description:**

As well as providing standards for the health care industry they have also created a Financial Services Accreditation Program (FSAP) to meet the unique needs of financial institutions and vendors who process protected health information, manage insurance payments, or provide revenue cycle management services.[1]

The FSAP accreditation communicates your organization’s commitment to strict criteria in operating an electronic health network or service: [1] This information was cited at [1],
 * Privacy and confidentiality
 * Security measures
 * Business continuity infrastructure
 * Technical performance
 * Physical, human, and administrative resources

Their purpose is to establish electronic transaction standards that will advance healthcare. The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission accreditation services help many organizations, networks and e-Prescribing to improve business procedures and to increase their market opportunities. By getting EHNAC accreditation, organizations will see many benefits, such as:
 * Applications:**
 * Provides comprehensive and objective business evaluation
 * Drives the use of best practices by evaluating its business performance against measurable industry criteria
 * Facilitates business discipline, organization and planning through self-assessment
 * Formalizes and improves business processes, tailored to the EHNAC accreditation candidate’s specific business environment
 * Improves the quality of products and services
 * Provides training tools for employees
 * Identifies security and business risk exposures and reduces liability
 * Compliance with HIPAA security and privacy rules
 * HIPAA transactions including ANSI X12 835 support for electronic remittance advice transactions
 * Timeliness of transactions

http://www.ehnac.org/ http://healthcare.nacha.org/financial-institution-resources/electronic-healthcare-network-accreditation-commission-ehnac/
 * Web Resources:**

Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc. http://www.achc.org/
 * Related Terminology:**

http://www.ehnac.org/about_us.html http://www.ehnac.org/ap_accreditation_process.html [1] http://healthcare.nacha.org/financial-institution-resources/electronic-healthcare-network-accreditation-commission-ehnac/
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