The Healthcare Administrative Simplification Coalition (HASC) and its members are committed to reducing administrative complexity and cost in healthcare.
The coalition was organized in 2005 by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA). This private/public partnership has expanded to include physicians, hospitals, health plans, employers and others dedicated to identifying and reducing unnecessary administrative complexity and cost in healthcare.
Press releases
Media contacts
AAFP: Leslie Champlin, 913.906.6000, ext. 5224, lchampli@aafp.org
AHIMA: Craig May, 312.233.1544, craig.may@ahima.org
MGMA: Liz Johnson, 303.799.1111, ext. 347, press@mgma.com
HASC Summit Presentations
Picking Low-Hanging Fruit: Administrative Simplification in the U.S. Health Care System
Henry J. Aaron
The Costs of Healthcare Complexity: HASC Invitational Summit
David N. Gans, MSHA, FACMPE
Simplifying the Billing Process: Still an Opportunity for Significant Cost Efficiency
James Heffernan
Billing and Insurance-Related Administrative Costs in Healthcare
James G. Kahn, MD, MPH
Healthcare Administrative Simplification Coalition in the news
Read what the media is saying about HASC
Modern Healthcare
IT tools save billions in administrative costs: report
July 29, 2009
The healthcare industry can save billions of dollars a year without government oversight or financial inducement just by doing what other industries already do to cut costs, according to a report by the Healthcare Administrative Simplification Coalition.
The Colorado Springs Business Journal
Coalition supports patient friendly billing initiative
April 8, 2007
“HASC members agreed … needs of patients and their family members should be paramount when designing administrative processes and communications.”
Family Practice Management
Managed care administrative cutting
Oct. 1, 2006
“The Healthcare Administrative Simplification Coalition… endorses the work of the CAQH as well as the Patient Friendly Billing Initiative, which strives for concise and easy-to-read healthcare financial communication among insurers, providers and patients.”
Managed Care Magazine
For Kansas, It’s All in the (ID) Cards
Sept. 15, 2006
“One of HASC’s initiatives is a campaign to teach employers how to influence health plans to adopt patient ID standards – and to help reduce the cost of healthcare in doing so.”
NewsRX
Public and private organizations join forces to simplify healthcare
March 23, 2006
“The coalition (HASC) represents a broad range of stakeholders, including physicians, hospitals, health plans, employers, labor and government. … This marks the first time such a diverse group of organizations has assembled to tackle complexity in healthcare.”
Nursing Homes: Long Term Care Management
Delayed and Denied
March 1, 2006
“While much still needs to be done to simplify the administration of healthcare, the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and other entities – including payers – have joined forces to convene the Healthcare Administrative Simplification Coalition (HASC).”
Today’s Surgicenter
Public and Private Organizations Join Forces to Simplify Healthcare Complexity
Feb. 21, 2006
“Seeking to broaden support and strengthen their respective administrative simplification efforts, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) have convened the Healthcare Administrative Simplification Coalition (HASC).”
