--- You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org --- Dennis, You covered a lot of ground in your comments. Are you asking if the healthcare industry should be concerned with HIPAA compliance? I think you have to realize HIPAA is not some project that gets accomplished and you are finished. There will be future TCS transactions added as well as more legislation that is working its way through Congress that some are calling HIPAA-2. The FTC and Congress are looking at Internet privacy (and consent) issues that will effect healthcare organizations.
Regards, David Frenkel Business Development GEFEG USA Global Leader in Ecommerce Tools www.gefeg.com 425-260-5030 -----Original Message----- From: Health Information Privacy Alert [mailto:blt2go@;erols.com] Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 1:18 PM To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List Subject: RE: Transaction Extension Plan --- You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org --- One thing to remember is that CMS said its enforcement will be complaint driven. So who of the 550,000 entitites who filed for the extension or who among the unknown number of entities that did not file for an extension because they are in compliance will complain. Then, how will anyone who complain know if the organization they are complaining about did not file for an extension? And where will CMS get the resources to hunt down the reprobates? One of the only reasons to go after someone in this area is to embarass the non-extending offender in the marketplace. So the bottom line seems to be that if you didn't file for an extension, you should start planning to comply although it is unlikely that very many organizations will be have to provide a corrective action plan -- whatever that may be. CMS, of course, is working on guidance in this area. But does the industry want to spend a lot of time on this? Regards, Dennis Melamed Editor Health Information Privacy Alert -----Original Message----- From: Zalewski Andrea [mailto:Andrea.ZALEWSKI@;HCAhealthcare.com] Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 4:00 PM To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List Subject: RE: Transaction Extension Plan --- You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org --- If you go to the Q&A site, it says that they are now in violation and need to have a "Corrective Action Plan" in case they are audited. Really, documenting the plan is all they can do. CMS took the site down 10/16. Andrea R. 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