The "A" would refer to the Addenda. The Addenda version has modified the requirements somewhat for the October Deadlines. The Addenda version is the version we all must support on or before October 16, 2003 to remain legal.
You can download the addenda (free with a registration) for the three different flavors of the 837 from the Washington Publishing Company at: http://www.wpc-edi.com/hipaa/HIPAA_40.asp Hope this answers your question. Jon K. Allen Anasazi Software 480-598-8833 Ext. 3136 This message is intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. NOTE WHERE INFORMATION ACCOMPANIES THIS DISCLOSURE FORM: This information may have been disclosed to you from records protected by Federal Confidentiality Rules (45 CFR 164.526). The Federal Rules prohibit you from making any further disclosure of this information unless further disclosure is expressly permitted by the written consent of the person to whom it pertains or as permitted by 45 CFR 164.526. A general authorization for the release of medical or other information is not sufficient for this purpose. Any review, dissemination, or copying of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. Thank you! -----Original Message----- From: Clendinen, Cynthia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 7:11 AM To: WEDI SNIP Testing Subworkgroup List Cc: Clendinen, Cynthia Subject: TCS: 837 4010 vs. 837 1040A ? > My organization (a TPA & BA to health plans/insurance carriers) has > received some inquiries recently regarding HIPAA preparedness and a few > folks have asked about when we will be ready with 837-4010A. Our work has > been to get ready with 837-4010, not 837-4010A. There may not be much of > a difference, we are not sure at this point (?). Can anyone on this > distribution share the requirements for TCS compliance in 10/16/03 > compliance with respect to 837-4010 or 837-4010A? > > Thanks, > Cynthia Clendinen > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- The information contained in this transmission is legally privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copy of this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please contact the sender immediately. --- 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
