One caveat: If the employer group creating the 834 is not a covered entity, then the payer and employer group can collaborate on their own implementation of the 834. However it may still behoove all parties to remain HIPAA compliant in order to minimize the costs and headaches of unique trading partner implementations.
Paul Weber 916-449-6970 ----- Original Message ----- From: Janie Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 15:39:10 -0700 To: "''[EMAIL PROTECTED]''" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: req vs. situation - companion documents > I work for a vendor providing payer solutions. One of our clients has > stipulated this as one of their business requirements within an 834. I just > wanted to be sure to understand the legal side of it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Frenkel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 3:23 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: req vs. situation - companion documents > > > Janie, > You don't have to mention names but has somebody asked you use 'NOT > Used' fields? > > Regards, > > David Frenkel > Business Development > GEFEG USA > Global Leader in Ecommerce Tools > www.gefeg.com > 425-260-5030 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Janie Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 1:02 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: req vs. situation - companion documents > > Probably ignorant questions, but I must clarify for my own sanity: > > In a companion document, is it HIPAA compliant for a covered entity to > "require" certain "situational" loops/segments/data elements of its > trading > partner(s)? What about when the covered entity wants to "require" > certain > specific data in "NOT USED" description fields? > > > > ********************************************************************** > 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. > > > ********************************************************************** > 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. > > -- __________________________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup Save up to $160 by signing up for NetZero Platinum Internet service. http://www.netzero.net/?refcd=N2P0602NEP8 ********************************************************************** 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.
