SIXTH HIPAA SUMMIT

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SIXTH HIPAA SUMMITA CMS PERSPECTIVE

• Jared Adair
• March 27, 2003

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Weve Come A Long WayAnd Major Deadlines Lie
Ahead
Still to Come National Identifiers Man
datory Compliance TCS - Providers Octo
ber 2003 - Health Plans- Mandatory
Compliance Privacy Claims Attachments Ap
ril 2003 Final Rules
Modification and Security February
2003 Final Rule Employer
Identifier May 2002 AS
Compliance Act Signed December
2001 Final Rule
Privacy April 2001 Final Rule
TCS August 2000 HIPAA Enacted August 1996
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Leading The Way To Compliance

• Large Health Plans
• Clearinghouses
• Software Vendors

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What Can We Do To Help Providers Make Large
Strides To Meet Key Deadlines

• Outreach and Technical Assistance
• Testing

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Enforcement

• Goal is for Compliance
• Not
• Complaints

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Consolidated Health Informatics Initiative

• Adopt a Portfolio of Clinical Vocabularies and
  Messaging Standards for All Federal Agencies

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RESOURCES

• HIPAA
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• http/www.cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/hipaa2
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• Askhipaa_at_cms.hhs.gov
• CALL our CMS HIPAA Hotline at
• 1-866-282-0659
• CHI
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