Hi Julie - re: education and mediation services that HCCO might offer, I hear you re: the appropriateness/importance of providing such a service. For any covered entity, rat-ing a trading partner out to CMS is an extreme measure to take, especially if all a covered entity wants to do is avoid being pulled in multiple directions by multiple trading partners as details of hipaa transaction conformance are ironed out.
I firmly believe that this mediation process must meet the following standards: 1) It must integrate the HIPAA-mandated DSMO Change Request system http://www.hipaa-dsmo.org/crs/, and respect the change request dispositions made through that system since those decisions carry the force of law 2) It must provide feedback to the DSMOs (X12/HL7/NCPDP) 3) Its recommendations must be made open to the public (easily done through submission of DSMO Change Requests) If it doesn't meet these standards, how can the mediation process avoid creating shadow standards? Regarding your comment that HCCO will act as a completely neutral 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 - How does that differ from SNIP's mandate? If HCCO and SNIP tackle this independently, for each issue one of two things will happen 1) Great minds will think alike and a single resolution will be independently developed. 2) Intelligent people will differ, and when they come together through the DSMO process to debate their differences, the more rational argument will win. (as long as enough folks are willing to give their time to participate on the mediation committees!) Because the HIPAA legislation gives issue resolution authority to SNIP and the DSMOs, I think the HCCO folks who would be willing to take on mediation responsibility would be best advised to work instead through SNIP, since in the end SNIP will have the force of law. What's stopping HCCO'ers from chairing SNIP subcommittees? I know the SNIP Business Issues committee, which considers and resolves some of the DSMO CRS-captured issues, had committee chair positions open not too long ago - I don't know whether or not they've been filled... Best wishes! Cynthia Korman [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WEDI SNIP Testing Subworkgroup List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 2:06 PM 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 > > _________________________________________________________________ > STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > --- > The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. 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