No, William. I'm not at all suggesting that the CPP or any ebXML registry needs to address any filing submission under ASCA. That would be something that should be determined as part of a requirements analysis and management effort.
I was identifying critical timelines by which the health care industry must comply with various aspects of HIPAA and trying to determine how any of these proposed working papers either facilitate the industry achieving these critical milestones and/or remove barriers and obstacles to the industry achieving these milestones. Rachel -----Original Message----- From: William J. Kammerer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 3:25 PM To: 'WEDi/SNIP ID & Routing' Subject: Re: An Overview or Primer Document Rachel: Are you suggesting that it's a problem for folks to find out whether their partners have filed for the ASCA extension? If so, what did you want to do about it? Perhaps add some type of notation in the CPP to say whether the extension has been filed, or not? I have no problem with that - it seems simple enough. I'm sure the folks working on the Elements of the Healthcare Collaboration-Protocol Profile (CPP) can accommodate your request. Thanks for the suggestion. William J. Kammerer Novannet, LLC. Columbus, US-OH 43221-3859 +1 (614) 487-0320 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rachel Foerster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WEDi/SNIP ID & Routing'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, 11 June, 2002 02:24 PM Subject: RE: An Overview or Primer Document I continue to be concerned about the lack of problem definition and lack of focus on some critical milestones for health care: 1. ASCA requires all covered entities which have submitted a plan and extension request to begin testing with external trading partners by April, 2003 2. ASCA requires all covered entities which have submitted a plan and extension request to be fully compliant with the Electronic Transaction Final Rule by October 16, 2003. 3. Covered entities which have NOT submitted a plan and extension request by October 15, 2002 must be fully compliant with the Electronic Transaction Final Rule by October 16, 2002. Question: how does/can any working paper covering these topics: (1) Identifiers (2) Addresses and delivery channels (3) Elements of the Healthcare Collaboration-Protocol Profile (CPP) (4) "Discovery" of Healthcare CPPs (i.e., the Registry) enable the industry to achieve any one or all of these milestones? And, what problem(s) that are currently seen as barriers/obstacles to achieving these milestones would any of these working papers address? Lastly, how would any working paper covering any or all of these topics provide any specificity to a problem not yet defined that any of the vendors could evaluate and incorporate into their solutions offerings? I'm all for being a visionary....but a vision without a starting point is just a wish. 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
