Papers

Below are links to various papers discussing public health data standards and related issues.

• Evolution of ANSI ASC X12N 837 Format (X12) (PDF, 13 pages/214KB)
  The purpose of this document is to provide background information on the ANSI ASC X12N 837 standard format and to describe similarities and differences between this standard and the UB-92 format. (Author: Bob Davis, Consultant, Health Data Standards, LLC)
   

• Road Map for Implementing the Health Care Service: Data Reporting Guide (X12 ) (PDF, 6 pages/144KB)
  The purpose of this paper is to provide a road map of when and how to implement the Health Care Service: Data Reporting guide (HCSDRG) as a vehicle for taking the well traveled and well marked road to collect health services data. (Author: Bob Davis, Consultant, Health Data Standards, LLC)