to me, depending upon one's
interpretation.
Any input will be appreciated. Thanks.
-Original Message-
From: Scott F Kimbel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 10:22 PM
To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List
Subject: RE: Covered Entity or Not
William,
This question
Susan,
Well said.
Still another kink -- come October, you will have to file your
Medicare claims electronically, which makes the loopholes even
smaller.
IMHO, this makes just about anyoune who does "Health Care" a
CE, except for those few providers who do a strictly cash business, and
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From: Noel Chang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 8:19 PM
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Subject: Re: Covered Entity or Not
Charles
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From: Rachel Foerster [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Sunday, 02 February, 2003 12:10 PM
Subject: RE: Covered Entity or Not
Fax is considered an electronic transaction by CMS
Charles,
You will need to consider each of the affected
business transactions, andyou will also need to consider whether or not
any of those transactions are done electronically by others, such as billing
services, in your behalf.
HIPAA does not require that a provider use any of
the
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From: William J. Kammerer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 11:54 AM
To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List
Subject: Re: Covered Entity or Not
I believe you - I've heard nonsense interpretations along those lines
Charles,
The definition of a covered entity entails more than just filing electronic
claims. There are several covered transactions and if you conduct any of
them electronically then you are a CE and must comply with HIPAA.
For a complete list of covered transactions refer to the
A provider is a covered entity under HIPAA if the provider sends any of the
HIPAA mandated transactions electronically. Once a provider sends one of
these transactions, he/she is in and must comply with the privacy and
security requirements of HIPAA as well as those for the electronic
The answer is in the covered entity definition found at 160.103
Covered entity means...A health care provider who transmits any health
information in electronic form in connection with a transaction covered
by this subchapter
So the transmission must be in connection with a standard transaction
