RE: 275 attachment

[Carlin, Kathy (Contractor)]

Zon, your comments are very encouraging.  If payers can require attachments for any data they want, then the standards lose their effectiveness, and providers are back in the business of supporting separate requirements by payer.  Is anything being done to build this into the regulations? Thank you,   Kathy Carlin, Principal Consultant Siemens Medical Solutions     UCLA Phone 310-301-5219 UCLA email:  [EMAIL PROTECTED] Siemens Voicemail 610-219-2067 Siemens email:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]   -----Original Message----- From: Zon Owen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 10:56 AM To: WEDI SNIP Transactions Workgroup List Subject: Re: 275 attachment   Suzanne,   I can't cite a regulation or an HHS FAQ on this, but Stanley Nachimson of HHS has stated on a number of occasions something to the effect that an attachment that is required with every claim is the equivalent of adding data to the claim standard, and would thus be problematic.  I.e., if it is needed all of the time, it should be part of the claim, not part of an attachment, and you can't unilaterally add data to the claim transaction.  So you might want to contact HHS directly on this.    - Zon Owen - (808)597-8493 ----- Original Message -----   From: Suzanne Azariah To: WEDI SNIP Transactions Workgroup List Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 8:04 AM Subject: 275 attachment   Dear Group Members, We would like to know if we can require a 275 for every 837.  This would give us the ability to collect data such as DSMIV codes and and more definitive ethnicity codes.  Is there a reason why this cannot be done?  Thanks. Suzanne --- 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-transactions 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-transactions as: archive@jab.org 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