Re: DDE Remittance - Checking Out Da Fax

[Zon Owen]

Del,   Thanks for challenging my statement on faxes.  I just double-checked my notes from that call, and they say that faxes are not covered, while agreeing with my other points.  I also did an e-mail history search, but I haven't been saving fax discussions, so what little I had wasn't especially informative.   I do think that I have heard someone from HHS make this point, but I can find nothing at the moment to support it, and could even cite an HHS TCS FAQ and a Dave Feinberg note that contradicts my statement.   This doesn't appear to affect the answer to Johnathan's question, but I would still like to clear it up.   Does anyone else recall seeing or hearing anything at least semi-official that suggested that a fax would ever be a covered transaction, under any circumstances?    - Zon Owen - (808)597-8493 ----- Original Message -----   From: Del Texley To: WEDI SNIP Transactions Workgroup List Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 1:52 PM Subject: Re: DDE Remittance   I have a real problem with this interpretation of fax transmissions.  When a fax is sent, whether by computer or feeding paper through a machine there is absolutely no way to know what answers the phone on the other end, a computer or a fax machine.  How can the sender have any idea what's on the other end? All of the material I have seen from CMS to this point has stated that fax transmissions are not considered an electronic transaction.  Has CMS issued any official *written* documentation that supports the statement you were given? Del Texley LIPA Information Systems (541) 484 6430 > William, > > I have made this same argument in a WEDI SNIP discussion that included > a representative from HHS, and he strongly disagreed with this > interpretation.  His interpretation was that whether or not the > information was structured or computer-interpretable was irrelevant. > What was relevant was whether it was produced by a computer and was > received by a computer.  I believe he explicitly noted that a pdf or a > print image file would be covered in these circumstances. > > This would be similar to the way faxes are treated.  If you start with > paper and feed it into a fax machine, it's not covered, while if you > start with a computer and send a fax to another computer, it's > covered, assuming that the purpose of the fax is to conduct one of the > covered transactions. > --- 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@mail-archive.com 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