maximum defined data set

Under HIPAA, this is "… all of the required data elements for a particular standard based on a specific implementation specification." [45 CFR 162.103]. A framework under HIPAA whereby an entity creating a transaction is free to include whatever data any receiver might want or need. The recipient of a maximum data set is free to ignore any portion of the data not needed to conduct their part of the associated business transaction, unless the nonessential data is needed for coordination of benefits.

• Health Care Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996