Robert, First, let me say that my response would be biased, so I will not comment on this. At least not on this list. If you want to discuss this off line, feel free to contact me directly.
But I am VERY interested on what "the industry" thinks on this issue. Kepa Zubeldia Claredi Robert Barclay wrote: > > Who should pay for compliance testing, the transaction sender or the transaction >receiver? This assumes, of course, that a third party is performing the testing. >Both parties have legal and practical interests in insuring the exchanged >transactions are compliant. > > It would appear the first level of responsibility lies with the creator of the file. > They must create a compliant transaction. The receiver of the transaction just >needs to identify compliance and reject it if non-compliant. In practice, however, >payers in the claims world have a vested interest in getting clean test 837 >transactions. Large payers have hundreds or thousands of claims trading partners to >test by October 16. Compliance testing should clean up all but exchange management >and adjudication optimization testing issues for payers. > > So, once more who should pay for compliance testing? Kepa, or other smart people, >would you care to comment? > > Robert Barclay > EDS - Wisconsin Medicaid HIPAA Team > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (608) 221-4746 x3323 > > ********************************************************************** > To be removed from this list, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Please note that it may take up to 72 hours to process your request. ********************************************************************** To be removed from this list, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that it may take up to 72 hours to process your request.
