This probably overlaps the wedi-transactions workgroup, but I think that the Wall Street Journal may be on to something here.  If the nation-wide mandate to implement standard transactions October 16, 2003 does disrupt cash flow then efforts to collect on existing accounts receivables may be increased (dramatically? depends if there is disruption, and if so, how much disruption).
 
I remember seeing "Top 10 Questions to Ask About HIPAA Transactions" about two years ago.  A comment at the bottom of this list (actually three lists, one for questions to ask payers, one for questions to ask providers, and one for questions to ask clearinghouses) caught my attention.  The person who had collected all the questions and organized them stated that there was a recommendation that did not really fit in to any of the catagories but had been mentioned by several payers.  This statement was "Providers should use standardization of transactions to remove bad accounts receivables from their books."
 
So I am wondering.....is there any significant disruption of cash flow happening post October 16, 2003, and if so, will providers put more resources in to trying to collect on their accounts receivables?  If so, might this develop into a HIPAA Privacy issue?
 
Regards,
ShareHIPAA
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ShareHIPAA


Lbender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Charles et al.:
 
Funny you should raise this issue in light of the terse cover page story in this morning's Wall Street Journal entitled, "Hospitals Try Extreme Measures to Collect Their Overdue Debts."  Maybe worth a read if your blood pressure is lower than you'd like this a.m.


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