When the subscriber and the patient are the same person, what patient data is required on the HIPAA 837?
A) the information must be duplicated in both sections
B) the subscriber data is not required if the subscribed and the patient are the same
C) the patient data is not required if the subscribed and the patient are the same
D) none of these are correct; the subscriber and the patient cannot be the same

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When the subscriber and the patient are the same person, the patient data is not required separately on the HIPAA 837 form, as the subscriber data already covers the necessary information.

When the Subscriber and the Patient Are the Same Person