>> We all know in practice that the 997 is used in this way 90% of the time.
(This is referring to the practice of using 997s to report non-compliance
with an IG.)
Can someone cite some major companies that do this? Maybe my experience is
biased but in working with dozens of multibillion dollar organizations in
manufacturing, retail, utilities, automotive, and state government, I do not
recall a single instance where this is done.
Jim Divoky
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From: "Jonathan Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 5:32 AM
Subject: Re: FW: Dual 997's
> Rachel Foerster said:
> >
> > The real question is that the value of a 997 in the case of HIPAA
standard
> > transactions which reports ONLY against the full X12 standard is
> > insuffficient. Rather, the question and the need is for a 997 to report
> > compliance not only against the X12 standard but ALSO the appropriate
HIPAA
> > IG.
>
> Many passioned arguments have been put forward to allow the 997 to legally
> perform just this function. We all know in practice that the 997 is used
> in this way 90% of the time. Equally passioned arguments were made for
> the purity of the 997 as originally written. The latter prevailed.
>
> Now everyone knows: to use the 997 to report against anything other than
the
> bare X12 standard is an X12-illegal operation - a statutory
non-compliance.
>
> > My personal opinion is that the 997 that will be of most value would be
one
> > reporting against the HIPAA IG and not just against the standard.
>
> HIPAA will have to adopt TS 824 if reporting against the IC is required.
> There seems to be no alternative.
>
> Jonathan
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