Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT - news) today announced the Microsoft® BizTalk(TM) Server Accelerator for HIPAA. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act mandates that the healthcare industry standardize its administrative processes to reduce paperwork and increase efficiency. By Oct. 16, 2002, all covered healthcare organizations will need to be able to submit and receive HIPAA-compliant transactions. Microsoft made the announcement at the 2001 Conference and Exhibition of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
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