Jonathan, I would suggest looking at the added costs of sending paper claims vs. electronically. I think you will find regardless of your clinic size that HIPAA privacy rules will become a community standard that patients will not care about the business details only that their PHI is protected.
Regards, David Frenkel Business Development GEFEG USA Global Leader in Ecommerce Tools www.gefeg.com 425-260-5030 -----Original Message----- From: Jonathan May [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 9:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: HIPAA Exemption I work with a dermatology office(with fewer than 10 FTE)who currently files eletronically ONLY to Medicare. They have no other insurance contracts. The practice is considering switching to paper claims for Medicare to avoid the HIPAA regulations (Transactions and Code Sets and Privacy). As they currently submit eletronic claims to Medicare, will making the switch to paper make them exempt from the HIPAA requirements? Thank you for your responses. Jonathan May _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ********************************************************************** 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.
