The Healthcare Administrative Technology Association (HATA) is a non-profit, national trade association of practice management (PM) systems and related technology companies. The association serves as the representative voice of advocacy, education and influence for healthcare stakeholders and government representatives on the key issues related to this evolving industry. HATA members: AdvancedMD, ALC Consulting, AllMeds, Alpha II, American Medical Association, AMBA, Aprima, Availity, Azalea Health, CallPointe, Clinix, e-MDs, eProvider Solutions, eSolutions, GeBBS Healthcare, Greenway Health, Healthcare EDI Partners, HealthPac, InstaMed, Medinformatix, MGMA, NextGen, Office Ally, Optum, PAHCOM, PaySpan, PracticeAdmin, TriZetto Provider Solutions, WorkCompEDI and Zelis Payments represent more than 600,000 providers. HATA’s mission is to be an invaluable resource for its members to receive education and healthcare industry information quickly and easily, provide the tools to expand and build upon a member’s client base, network and collaborate with practice management system peers and other industry stakeholders, advocate with one representative voice, and influence the healthcare community on issues vital to the healthcare administrative technology industry. With more than 600 companies, the practice management system industry represents nearly 100 percent of all initial claims submitted on behalf of hospitals, physicians and allied healthcare professionals. Administrative simplification of claim processing is a key factor in influencing the cost of healthcare in the United States, and HATA is designed to lead the movement in this area.