My understanding is that *any* HIPAA transaction that a provider wants to conduct as standard must be accepted that way. Even if a minimum claim-volume were permitted (pretty sure it's not) it would be a burden for the provider who wants to be "paperless" and gets a patient with an insurance co. he rarely bills. -Chris
At 04:38 PM 10/10/01 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I have seen these two questions in discussion threads but can't seem to >find a determination with authority. I checked the FAQ's on >http://aspe.hhs.gov/admnsimp/qdate01.htm. They are addressed in the ones >that I can get to without a security violation. > >1 - can we put restrictions on doing EDI such as requiring a certain >volume, certification, meeting our testing requirements, etc.? > >2 - Can a payer tie the 835 to receiving an 837 or does it have to accept >paper 837/elec 835 and elec 837/paper 835 options? > > Then can the 270/271 or 276/277 be tied together. > > To further muddy things. Guessing a no to 1 and a yes to 2 then can > a provider restrict the 276/277 process to only report on 837 and not paper? > >I'm looking for something official from HHS and can't seem to find >it. These are pivotal decisions. > > >********************************************************************** >To be removed from this list, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Please note that it may take up to 72 hours to process your request. Christopher J. Feahr, OD http://visiondatastandard.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell/Pager: 707-529-2268 ********************************************************************** To be removed from this list, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that it may take up to 72 hours to process your request.
