Any reaction to the Insurance Industrys statements today that they intend to effectively gut the transaction standards and implementation plan?
Here are a couple of articles for source – point & counterpoint. Both articles are from Health Data Management…. Hobson to Payers: No HIPAA Delays This Year Rep. David Hobson (R-Ohio) is warning health care payers he will oppose premature efforts to delay implementation of the transactions, security and privacy rules stemming from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Hobson was sponsor of HIPAA’s administrative simplification provisions. The action follows an aborted attempt in September by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and the Health Insurance Association of America to get a two-year implementation delay. Federal officials published the final HIPAA transactions and code sets rule in August, and expect this year to publish the final security and privacy rules. Compliance is required 26 months after publication. Hobson recently sent a letter to HIAA President Chip Kahn voicing opposition to delays. Noting more than four years have passed since
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- Any reaction to the Insurance Industrys statements today that they intend to effectively gut the transaction standards and implementation plan?
- What is the OPS position with regard to implementation of "should" statements in industry standards that are invoked by the rule?
- Do the MDX transaction data files adhere to any industry data standards?
