Great first hand info Mary. Thanks!
Now, I'm getting a little confused here since I then saw this:
http://www.nucc.org spearheaded by the AMA.(National Uniform Claim Committee)
Whats' the difference between these two? MedQuest and NUCC Data Elements?
alvin
>http://www.hcfa.gov/medquest/medq1.htm.
>
>Bob's recent efforts focus on metadata. One quickly realizes the benefits
>of metadata in a complex data set, such as HCFA is responsible for. I
>believe the metadata definitions are currently being incorporated into the
>MedQuest offerings, but Bob would know better than I.
>
>If you *really* want the HCFA forms, you can ask HCFA for a copy. I did
>this a few year back, when I took on a position as EDI Coordinator. HCFA
>sent me a package about 15 inches of paper in depth...at least a month's
>worth of reading! Very ugly!!
>
>Hope this helps. I'm sure Bob would like feedback on MedQuest.
>
>-Mary
>
>
>At 01:00 PM 1/19/00 -0500, Alvin B. Marcelo wrote:
>>Question from an outsider:
>>
>>Which HCFA forms are providers required to submit in the US?
>>
>>Is there a way of connecting a HCFA electronic form to a database so that
>>appropriate fields are extracted from the database, placed on the form,
>>and then printed pdf-like _using open source tools_? I know this can be
>>done with Adobe Acrobat but is there an open source counterpart?
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>alvin
>>
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