{"id":44,"date":"2018-12-26T18:11:24","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T18:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2026-10-19T10:53:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T17:53:59","slug":"about-obcoap","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/","title":{"rendered":"Administrative Simplification"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; parallax=&#8221;content-moving&#8221; parallax_speed_bg=&#8221;1.2&#8243; overlay_dotted=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1792432109513{background-image: url(http:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/10\/AdobeStock_93884004-healthcare-report-scaled.jpeg?id=2240) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;200px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #171616;\">Administrative<br \/>\nSIMPLIFICATION PROGRAM<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row overlay_dotted=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1564094247705{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; color: #1e73be;\">Founded by the Washington Healthcare Forum to make it easier for providers and payers in Washington state to do business together by reducing the cost and complexity of information exchange. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">Our workgroups bring together health plans, public payers, hospitals, practices, and public policymakers to develop policies, best practices, and technology solutions in support of our simplification mission.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Best Practice Recommendations&#8221; color=&#8221;blue&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.qualityhealth.org%2Fadminsimp%2Fbest-practice-recommendations%2F&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Balance Billing Protection Act&#8221; color=&#8221;blue&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.qualityhealth.org%2Fadminsimp%2Fbalance-billing-protection-act%2F&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Pre-Service Directory&#8221; color=&#8221;blue&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.qualityhealth.org%2Fadminsimp%2Fhealth-plan-pre-service-information%2F&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Claims Processing and Guidelines&#8221; color=&#8221;blue&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.qualityhealth.org%2Fadminsimp%2Fclaims-processing-policies-and-guidelines%2F&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; parallax=&#8221;content-moving&#8221; parallax_speed_bg=&#8221;1.2&#8243; overlay_dotted=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1792432109513{background-image: url(http:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/10\/AdobeStock_93884004-healthcare-report-scaled.jpeg?id=2240) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;200px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Administrative SIMPLIFICATION PROGRAM [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row overlay_dotted=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1564094247705{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Founded by the Washington Healthcare Forum to make it easier for providers and payers in Washington state to do business together by reducing the cost and complexity of information exchange. Our workgroups bring together health&#8230;","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-44","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 4.9.10\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Administrative Simplifications | Foundation For Health Care Quality\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Administrative Simplifications\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-12-26T18:11:24+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-19T17:53:59+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Administrative Simplifications\" \/>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"aioseo-schema\">\n\t\t\t{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qualityhealth.org\\\/adminsimp\\\/#breadcrumblist\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qualityhealth.org\\\/adminsimp#listItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qualityhealth.org\\\/adminsimp\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qualityhealth.org\\\/adminsimp\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Administrative Simplification\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qualityhealth.org\\\/adminsimp\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Administrative Simplification\",\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qualityhealth.org\\\/adminsimp#listItem\",\"name\":\"Home\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qualityhealth.org\\\/adminsimp\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Administrative Simplifications\",\"description\":\"Foundation For Health Care Quality\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qualityhealth.org\\\/adminsimp\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qualityhealth.org\\\/adminsimp\\\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qualityhealth.org\\\/adminsimp\\\/\",\"name\":\"Administrative Simplifications\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qualityhealth.org\\\/adminsimp\\\/#website\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qualityhealth.org\\\/adminsimp\\\/#breadcrumblist\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-12-26T18:11:24-08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-19T10:53:59-07:00\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qualityhealth.org\\\/adminsimp\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qualityhealth.org\\\/adminsimp\\\/\",\"name\":\"Administrative Simplifications\",\"description\":\"Foundation For Health Care Quality\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qualityhealth.org\\\/adminsimp\\\/#organization\"}}]}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO -->\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"Administrative Simplifications","description":"","canonical_url":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"","webmasterTools":{"miscellaneous":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp#listItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/#listItem","name":"Administrative Simplification"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/#listItem","position":2,"name":"Administrative Simplification","previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp#listItem","name":"Home"}}]},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/#organization","name":"Administrative Simplifications","description":"Foundation For Health Care Quality","url":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/","name":"Administrative Simplifications","inLanguage":"en-US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/#breadcrumblist"},"datePublished":"2018-12-26T18:11:24-08:00","dateModified":"2026-10-19T10:53:59-07:00"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/","name":"Administrative Simplifications","description":"Foundation For Health Care Quality","inLanguage":"en-US","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/#organization"}}]},"og:locale":"en_US","og:site_name":"Administrative Simplifications | Foundation For Health Care Quality","og:type":"article","og:title":"Administrative Simplifications","og:url":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/","article:published_time":"2018-12-26T18:11:24+00:00","article:modified_time":"2026-10-19T17:53:59+00:00","twitter:card":"summary","twitter:title":"Administrative Simplifications"},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"44","title":"#site_title","description":"#description","keywords":null,"keyphrases":{"focus":{"keyphrase":"","score":0,"analysis":{"keyphraseInTitle":{"score":0,"maxScore":9,"error":1}}},"additional":[]},"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"default","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":"","og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":null,"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"default","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":{"id":"#aioseo-web-page-67537afc4f50c","slug":"web-page","graphName":"WebPage","label":"Web Page","properties":{"type":"WebPage","name":"","description":""}}},"graphName":"WebPage","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":"default","schema_type_options":"{\"article\":{\"articleType\":\"BlogPosting\"},\"course\":{\"name\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"provider\":\"\"},\"faq\":{\"pages\":[]},\"product\":{\"reviews\":[]},\"recipe\":{\"ingredients\":[],\"instructions\":[],\"keywords\":[]},\"software\":{\"reviews\":[],\"operatingSystems\":[]},\"webPage\":{\"webPageType\":\"WebPage\"}}","pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":"-1","robots_max_videopreview":"-1","robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":"default","local_seo":null,"breadcrumb_settings":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"ai":{"faqs":[],"keyPoints":[],"schemas":[],"titles":[],"descriptions":[],"socialPosts":{"email":{"subject":"","preview":"","content":""},"linkedin":[],"twitter":[],"facebook":[],"instagram":[]}},"created":"2021-06-25 18:47:54","updated":"2026-10-19 17:53:59","seo_analyzer_scan_date":null},"aioseo_breadcrumb":"<div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">\u00bb<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\tAdministrative Simplification\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>","aioseo_breadcrumb_json":[{"label":"Home","link":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp"},{"label":"Administrative Simplification","link":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44"}],"version-history":[{"count":171,"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2242,"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44\/revisions\/2242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/adminsimp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}