X12 Announces Deadline for Requests for Modifications to the ASC X12 005010 Health Care Implementation Guides
On October 20, 2010 the Accredited Standards Committee X12 (ASC X12) announced that February 4, 2011 is the deadline to submit revision requests related to the ASC X12 005010 Type 3 Technical Reports (TR3), also known as Implementation Guides. Requests for revisions to the ASC X12 Technical Reports mandated under HIPAA may be submitted via the Designated Standard Maintenance Organizations (DSMO) website, http://www.hipaa-dsmo.org<http://www.hipaa-dsmo.org/> Requests for revisions to other ASC X12 Technical Reports may be submitted via http://www.x12.org/TR3ChangeRequest To be considered for inclusion in the 006020 implementation guides, requests must include all of the detailed information requested on the on-line submission forms. Change requests submitted after the deadline will be considered for inclusion in a future version. The ASC X12 Insurance Subcommittee (ASC X12N) has implemented a new process for managing change requests, beginning with this ASC X12 006020 maintenance cycle. The new process shortens the timeline for revisions to ASC X12 TR3s by as much as 15 months, to approximately 21 months. For additional information, please visit http://www.x12.org/dsmo/help or contact [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October Flu Shot Reminder Vaccination is the Best Protection Against the Flu. This year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is encouraging everyone 6 months of age and older to get vaccinated against the seasonal flu. The risks for complications, hospitalizations and deaths from the flu are higher among individuals aged 65 years and older. Medicare pays for the seasonal flu vaccine and its administration for seniors and others with Medicare with no co-pay or deductible. And remember, vaccination is particularly important for health care workers, who may spread the flu to high risk patients. Don't forget to immunize yourself and your staff. Protect your patients. Protect your family. Protect yourself. Get Your Flu Vaccine - Not the Flu. Remember - Influenza vaccine plus its administration are covered Part B benefits. Note that influenza vaccine is NOT a Part D covered drug. For information about Medicare's coverage of the influenza vaccine and its administration, as well as related educational resources for health care professionals and their staff, please visit http://www.cms.gov/AdultImmunizations. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: If you have problems accessing any hyperlink in this message, please copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser. Please DO NOT respond to this email. This email is a service of CMS and routed through an electronic mail server to communicate Medicare policy and operational changes and/or updates. Responses to this email are not routed to CMS personnel. Inquiries may be sent by going to (http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ContactCMS). Thank you. If you received this message as part of the All FFS Providers listserv, you are currently subscribed to one of eighteen Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) provider listservs. If you would like to be removed from all NIH listservs, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/LISTSERV_WEB/signoff.htm) to unsubscribe. If you would like to unsubscribe from a specific provider listserv, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/show_list_archives) to unsubscribe or to leave the appropriate listserv. If you know someone who would like to subscribe to a FFS provider listserv, go to (http://www.cms.hhs.gov/prospmedicarefeesvcpmtgen/downloads/Provider_Listservs.pdf) .
