Re: trans 835

[Martin Scholl]

Title: trans 835

No, you can relax. The 835 is called remittance advice. You can continue to pay by check and  reference the check number in the 835 in the TRN segment. From what I hear, it will take a while (years) until financial institutions can process the 835, make an electroninc funds transfer and then pass the 835 on to the provider. For the time being, I believe that smaller payers will continue to write checks.   Martin Scholl Scholl Consulting Group, Inc. 301-924-5537 Tel 301-570-0139 Fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.SchollConsulting.com ----- Original Message ----- From: BARRIS, BARBARA To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 11:17 AM Subject: trans 835 This is so obvious someone has probably asked it already but...We are a health plan that has always paid providers by check. We do not do any form of electronic payment to providers. Does transaction 835 require us to begin paying electronically if a provider requests it or can we continue paying solely by paper? If we decide to continue with paper checks, are we out of compliance with HIPAA if a provider requests an electronic payment via the 835 and we refuse? Barbara Barris Manager UMWA Health & Retirement Funds [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************************************************************** To be removed from this list, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that it may take up to 72 hours to process your request. ================== 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. ********************************************************************** To be removed from this list, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that it may take up to 72 hours to process your request. ====================================================== 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.