Good afternoon, everyone -my question concerns the impact of H-AS privacy regs on the vendors of medical equipment, particular equipment for diagnosis (MRI, mammogram,) treatment (kidney dialysis, IV/infusion units) or equipment used in "telemedicine," e.g. home monitoring equipment for diabetics. If these entities submit their claims electronically, we can know what impact there will be on the formats, etc, they must use. However, from a privacy standpoint, are there other considerations that they will have - transmission of info? Encryption requirements? Protection of data generated by patient-specific machines? I would appreciate any thoughts on this and/or suggestions for research resources that I could explore. Thank you.
Marilyn Musser Provider Relations Manager HIPAA-AS Policy and Communication Coordinator Wellmark, Inc. phone: 515.248.5588 fax: 515.245.4620 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************************************************************** To be removed from this list, go to: http://snip.wedi.org/unsubscribe.cfm?list=privacy and enter your email address.
