Ahh, Paul.....we used to call it a "technology in search of a market!" Good point.
Rachel Foerster Rachel Foerster & Associates, Ltd. Phone: 847-872-8070 -----Original Message----- From: Paul Weber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 11:55 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: An Overview or Primer Document Putting on my provider hat for a moment: I've followed this thread trying to understand how this working paper project benefits my organization (large nationwide provider of ancillary services) as we deal with HIPAA compliance. Frankly, I'm not convinced that this effort helps me right now nor in the near term. Although this CPP project may have long term benefits, I have to wonder just how much participation and interest there will be industrywide in order to drive the CPP. Knowledge resources are already scarce within covered entities. Money for new projects is tight; besides the issue of constricting revenue in our industry many organizations are just now realizing the costs associated with HIPAA compliance. So when the CPP initiative effort hits the mainstream of the industry, folks are going to want to know what does it do for me today? Why should I divert attention from my already overburdened HIPAA compliance efforts to focus on yet another industry initiative, especially one that is non-mandated? How many other entities in the industry are actually going to participate? And why should I spend money and human resources to support this CPP effort when we already have a way to deal with new trading partners? In short, just be prepared to sell this "product" to a less than enthusastic marketplace. Paul Weber 916-449-6970 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce T LeGrand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 10:56:00 -0400 To: WEDi/SNIP ID & Routing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: An Overview or Primer Document There is a common thread that keeps showing up in this discussion that I just cannot get past my reality check mechanism. Payers are required to support the standard transactions. They are not required to transmit them. Rather, in the instances where I have knowledge, Medicaid, Medicare and some Blues, they are going to put this data in a mail box and it is up to the provider to come and get it. Earlier there was a statement that my views a payer centric. I would argue that to follow the money, which is always the driving force in this dialogue, you will still end up with the payer. You want the money or the documentation, you do what the payer asks. ------------------( Forwarded letter 1 follows )-------------------- Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 11:45:34 -0400 To: WEDi/SNIP.ID.&.Routing[routing]@wedi.org.comp From: William.J.Kammerer[wkammerer]@novannet.com.comp Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: An Overview or Primer Document Rachel: I hadn't really thought of that before: using the "critical timelines" to "sell" the concept of the Healthcare CPP and Registry. But now that you bring it up, the overview should definitely include verbiage on how the CPP especially facilitates the industry achieving these critical milestones. Would you mind doing that part of the overview? Obviously, most folks are going to continue using Clearinghouses to help them become HIPAA compliant, but as we've long said, the CPP and Registry are useful to intermediaries also. With Internet connections to clearinghouses and CMS, there are the new HIPAA mandated security rules to deal with which require signatures and encryption - and the CPP is the ideal mechanism for sharing and disseminating certificates. And though it's a given that payers have to support all the standard transactions, the CPP is critical for broadcasting the capabilities of individual providers, avoiding onerous manual interaction as standard transactions are brought online one at a time. Though I'm no big fan of *mandatory* certification, certification is still a good thing to have: the CPP is the most efficient means of conveying your certified capabilities to your partners. And though it could be left unsaid - after all the discussion of the last couple of weeks - I'll say it again: I think Open-EDI is going to spring on many payers as a surprise by H-day, and only an automated infrastructure provided by the CPP and the Registry will make that at all possible. Thanks again, William J. Kammerer Novannet, LLC. Columbus, US-OH 43221-3859 +1 (614) 487-0320 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rachel Foerster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WEDi/SNIP ID & Routing'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, 11 June, 2002 06:45 PM Subject: RE: An Overview or Primer Document No, William. I'm not at all suggesting that the CPP or any ebXML registry needs to address any filing submission under ASCA. That would be something that should be determined as part of a requirements analysis and management effort. I was identifying critical timelines by which the health care industry must comply with various aspects of HIPAA and trying to determine how any of these proposed working papers either facilitate the industry achieving these critical milestones and/or remove barriers and obstacles to the industry achieving these milestones. Rachel -- __________________________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup Save up to $160 by signing up for NetZero Platinum Internet service. http://www.netzero.net/?refcd=N2P0602NEP8
