Covered Entities Examples?

Covered Entities Examples

Health Care Providers who transmit any information in an electronic form in connection with a transaction for which HHS has adopted a standard:

• Doctors

• Clinics

• Psychologists

• Dentists

• Chiropractors

• Nursing Homes

• Pharmacies

Health Plans:

• Health insurance companies

• HMOs

• Company health plans

• Government programs that pay for health care, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and the military and veterans' health care programs

Health Care Clearinghouses:

This includes entities that process nonstandard health information they receive from another entity into a standard (i.e., standard electronic format or data content), or vice versa. Ex: Companies that transmit claims electronically to health plans.