John already answered that it could be "internal testing" and if CMS allows somebody to start as late as 04/03 to start their "internal testing", and if many do, I am afraid that can be one of the grounds for another extension!
Regards, --Rama. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 10:34:17 EST To: "WEDI SNIP Testing Subworkgroup List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: "Testing" defined for 4/03 deadline? Wes DAs the ASCA extension application was being drafted, several of us tried very hard, in face to face meetings, to pressure CMS to have CMS define testing as external testing. Obviously to no avail. Tom Gilligan Association For Electronic Health Care Transactions(AFEHCT) Tel: 202 244 6450 Fax: 202 244 6570 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web site www.afehct.org --- 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/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-testing 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 --- 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/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-testing 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
