If the "agreements" are, for the most part, going to be handed out by
payors as "rules of engagement" manuals, then maybe we could call them
"Electronic Transaction Guides"... or something else that is less
contract-like. The term "implementation" sounds (to me, anyway) like a
bunch of things you have to do at the outset, to get a system up and
running. The totality of the "transaction protocol", however, is likely to
be a living/changing thing, requiring regular, ongoing reference to some
sort of current "transaction manual or guide" for Payor X. Presumably
Payor X will be sending out manual updates (or posting them on a web site)
as protocols or underlying standards change.
-Chris
At 01:57 PM 8/14/01 -0500, Rachel Foerster wrote:
>Labeling this an "agreement" is in my
>opinion, a misnomer, and rather, the document(s) should be more accurately
>labeled HIPAA Transaction Set Implementation Manual with XYZ Company. This
>then removes the perception of an "agreement" that requires "approval" and a
>signature. My experience has been that when a document titled Trading
>Partner Agreement arrives, the lawyers are involved.....introducing more
>cost, delay, explanation, etc.
>
>Rachel Foerster
Christopher J. Feahr, OD Vision Data Standards Council
Executive Director http://visiondatastandard.org
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