Hello everyone, Sue and I wanted to take a few moments and express our concern as to the recent email topic of the Testing and Certification White Paper and the use of this listserv. First, the only manner in which the white paper gets updated is through consensus of the Testing SWG and all of its members. Each and every iteration of the paper has been emailed to all members of the listserv and comments have been discussed during our meetings. The group agrees as a whole as to what should be included in the white paper updates. We try to make a concentrated effort to ensure that no one on the conference call or the listserv has any major disagreements with the content of the paper and are open to suggestions/ideas for improvement. Once it has consensus of our group, it is then escalated to the Transactions Workgroup co-chairs and then to the Steering Committee. They also help ensure that we remain on track and as neutral as possible.
The participation level in our Testing SWG calls has increased significantly in the last few months. This is GOODNESS for our group and for the industry. We do our best to listen to everyone's views and opinions and use group majority consensus before publishing a new version of the paper. We truly believe that the paper continues to improve with each iteration and that it will continue to do so. However, the paper is only as valuable as those who contribute to it. We would like to express our thanks to each and every person who has contributed to the paper itself and the thought processes behind each update. We, as co-chairs, need for this contribution to continue on an ongoing basis. Because of this, please offer up any ideas that you may have for the improvement of the paper or for any other subject matter. However, we need to focus on the issues facing us and not on any personal opinions on what has happened in the past. The bottom line is that if you have suggestions for improvements in any of our endevors, please bring them to our attention. However, stick to the issue itself and how we can resolve it or develop best practices to assist others in its resolution. The knowledge and experience that is contained within the members of our group is crucial to the success of implementing HIPAA and its regulations across the industry. We need to continue to use this synergy to assist the industry as a whole. As a result, if you do not agree with something that is in the white paper, join our group and make your opinion known in a polite and professional manner. We are more than willing to listen. That is the only way this group will succeed in its mission. Sue and John To be removed from this listserv, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] <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.
