Do you have to register to see the full text of this, or maybe I have to do it from a Windows system? I just see a page with the number of RFI on it but no text an an offering to register.
On Friday 17 February 2006 18:27, Richard Schilling wrote: Please see http://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VAAOAS/VADC/101%2D10%2D06/listing.html This is only an RFI, but I'd like to get some open discussion going about what the VA is wanting to accomplish and collect additional information about the existing setup. Unfortunately, VHA has declared (as part of the RFI) that it will not respond to questions or inquiries. Perhaps having an open discussion would be good, but I'd also be willing to have offline discussions as well. Here are some relevant text from the RFI announcement: "VHA has also used external vendors, primarily Public Consulting Group, to identify health insurance coverage for its patients. VHA is specifically interested in solutions that will leverage its investments in the HIPAA standard transactions and data integration. Technology Environment: VHA operates a distributed practice management software application, Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) ...... Within each VistA system, patient health insurance information is maintained, including data about the payer/health plan, insurance plan, coverage dates and benefits. This data is then used in the billing process to generate medical claims to the appropriate health plan. Like many healthcare provider organizations, VHA does not feel that they have had adequate return on investment for the implementation of the HIPAA standard eligibility inquiry and response. The following are issues that of particular interest that VHA would like responders to address in their responses to this RFI: * Limited Payer Access * Payer Identification * Unreliable Payer Responses VHA is open to a 'best of breed' approach to solutions. " Richard Schilling Cognition Group Seattle, WA phone: 206.774.5951 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members -- Nancy Anthracite ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
