This potential delay also has other far-reaching implications, one of which is that it in effect will serve to penalize those that have already expended huge resources - time and money - to achieve compliance with the electronic transactions final rule by the October 16, 2002, compliance date.
Other issues would be what the process and recourse would be for a health care provider, for example, that expended resources to achieve compliance by the compliance date and the health plan to which it submits a substantial percentage of its claims did not. This would not be a pretty picture and has all kinds of potential fall out. I wouldn't make bet on it being passed by both houses and then getting the President's signature. Rachel Foerster Principal Rachel Foerster & Associates, Ltd. Professionals in EDI & Electronic Commerce 39432 North Avenue Beach Park, IL 60099 Phone: 847-872-8070 Fax: 847-872-6860 http:/www.rfa-edi.com -----Original Message----- From: Chris Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 10:58 AM To: David RR Webber - XMLGlobal; XML/edi Group Subject: RE: HIPAA compliance delayed. HIPAA has not yet been delayed - the Senate just voted on their bill. The House has before it a measure that needs to be voted on, and it is not the same bill. In addition, the HIPAA legislation mandates that trading partners not using a clearinghouse may *not* use XML. They must use ANSI X12.837 standards. If they are using a clearinghouse, they can use whatever formats they want. Chris Thompson Recognition Research, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: David RR Webber - XMLGlobal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 11:08 AM To: XML/edi Group Subject: HIPAA compliance delayed. > Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed S. 1684 by unanimous consent, delaying implementation of the HIPAA transaction and code set standards by one year. The new compliance date for these standards is October 16, 2003. S. 1684 has a specific carve out for the privacy rule. Health care providers, health care clearinghouses and most health plans are still required to implement the privacy rule by April 14, 2003. < This is good and bad news. While this was putting people under the gun and providing impetuous to use XML/edi technologies - now with this breathing space - gives chance for technologies themselves to mature. Particularly for ebXML to be established as the preferred medium to enable compliance. There is certainly good work being done on all aspects of this and personal privacy right now. DW. ------ XML/edi Group Discussion List ------ Homepage =http://www.XMLedi-Group.org Unsubscribe =send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Leave the subject and body of the message blank Questions/requests: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To receive only one message per day (digest format) send the following message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], (leave the subject line blank) digest xmledi-group your-email-address To join the XML/edi Group complete the form located at: http://www.xmledi-group.org/xmledigroup/mail1.htm ------ XML/edi Group Discussion List ------ Homepage = http://www.XMLedi-Group.org Unsubscribe = send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Leave the subject and body of the message blank Questions/requests: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To receive only one message per day (digest format) send the following message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], (leave the subject line blank) digest xmledi-group your-email-address To join the XML/edi Group complete the form located at: http://www.xmledi-group.org/xmledigroup/mail1.htm ------ XML/edi Group Discussion List ------ Homepage = http://www.XMLedi-Group.org Unsubscribe = send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Leave the subject and body of the message blank Questions/requests: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To receive only one message per day (digest format) send the following message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], (leave the subject line blank) digest xmledi-group your-email-address To join the XML/edi Group complete the form located at: http://www.xmledi-group.org/xmledigroup/mail1.htm
