As discussed in today's SNIP Testing SWG conference call, there are several concerns that must be overcome before providers and payers are willing to contribute their test transactions to a public repository.
Here are concerns that have been mentioned so far. Please respond to the list serv with any additional concerns. Once we get a stable list of concerns, we can decide whether to address these in a future conference call, an informal get together in Chicago, or whatever. 1. Risk of adverse consequences. Concern that there will be adverse publicity, legal action, or that someone might use public test transactions to appeal billing or payment decisions. 2. Diversion of effort. Concern that the efforts required to de-identify, catalog and submit test cases to the repository will divert staff from core tasks. 3. Confusion about level of compliance. Concern that test transactions might be inaccurately identified as to level of compliance. 4. Confusion about description. Concern that test transactions might be inaccurately described as to line of business, payer-specific requirements, etc. 5. Allocation of benefits. Concern that a vendor or someone else will get the credit for hard work done by the contributor. Mark Charles Michigan Department of Public Health (Medicaid) (517) 241-7766 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that it may take up to 72 hours to process your request. <P>The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. Posting of advertisements or other commercial use of this listserv is specifically prohibited.
