CMS HIPAA electronic transaction and security enforcement role is not specific or limited to Medicaid and Medicare requirements. Their enforcement role is the law and the regulations. HIPAA enforcement is a separate part of CMS unrelated to its Medicare and Medicaid activities.
Rachel Foerster -----Original Message----- From: Julie Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 1:07 PM To: WEDI SNIP Testing Subworkgroup List Subject: RE: HCCO Value Proposition Correct other email dialogue offer the the FAQ in which CMS stated: CMS FAQ: How would someone file a complaint against a covered entity? CMS will develop a web-based complaint management process, and will provide information on this process as part of our HIPAA outreach activities. As a part of HCCO due diligence to serve its members, we will offer education and mediation services which go beyond Medicaid and Medicare requirements. PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT INTERPRET THIS AS THE HIPAA POLICE! This is purely, clearly intended to be a front line anonymous arbitration effort for our members. Many HCOs are unwilling to get directly involved in trading partner issues. The relationships are too important! HCCO will act as a completely nuetral third party whose goal is the achieve compliance with the standard and maintain the cost savings/reduction originally planned in the legislation through the implementation of a single transaction standard for all covered entities. All is favor, Say "I"! THANKS! Julie A. Thompson From: "Rachel Foerster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: "WEDI SNIP Testing Subworkgroup List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WEDI SNIP Testing Subworkgroup List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: HCCO Value Propistion Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 11:07:27 -0600 I believe such an organization already exists - WEDi SNIP. Post 10/16/03 complaints regarding non-compliance should be directed to the CMS enforcement arm headed up by Jared Adair. Rachel Foerster -----Original Message----- From: Julie Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 3:50 PM To: WEDI SNIP Testing Subworkgroup List Subject: HCCO Value Propistion I am working on several client implementations. There major concern is lack of compliance (or none at all) from their trading partners. They do not want to cause a problem with their payors. What if there was an organization who they could report their concerns to, and this organization would act as a first level of education and/or mediation???"? Julie --- 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
