HIPAA-Ready Medicare Free Software to be Distributed in April 2003 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved delayed distribution of Medicare contractors' free billing software until April 1, 2003. This delay correlates with CMS approval of Version 4010A1 (also referred to as "the Addenda") for all ANSI X12N electronic transactions as the exclusive version for use as of the compliance deadline of Oct.16, 2003.
The software distribution delay will enable contractors to update their free billing software to version 4010A1 and preclude users from having to install HIPAA-compliant free software products twice (once in the 4010 version and again with the implementation of version 4010A1). Free billing software users may continue to submit claims via their current software until the 4010A1 compliant version of PC-ACE Pro 32, TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, LLC (TrailBlazer's) new free billing software, is distributed. Further information regarding TrailBlazer's free billing software and its distribution will be posted on the TrailBlazer Web site, www.trailblazerhealth.com, as it becomes available. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 11:41 AM To: WEDI SNIP Testing Subworkgroup List Subject: 837 addendum usage Just for information, my local Medicare carrier (TrailBlazer - www.trailblazerhealth.com) has again delayed trading partner testing, now until April 2003, and will only be using and accepting the 4010A1 addendum version of the 837 and bypassing usage of the 4010 completely after that date. My guess is that we'll see alot of version creep until the IG is all "debugged". ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com --- 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 information contained in this e-mail may be privileged and confidential under applicable law. It is intended solely for the use of the person or firm named above. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately by returning the e-mail to the originating e-mail address. Thank you. --- 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
