What is the link to the WEDI mailing list archive?
• If I am a TPA and I have the ability to send and receive HIPAA-compliant transactions, can I and another party still use a different, secure format rather than X12? • Is an entity that extracts healthcare claim information from a providers system, by definition, a clearinghouse? • Where can I find information regarding the sanctions against a covered entity for responding to a non-compliant HIPAA authorization? • Can I redefine the meanings of fields in standard transactions? What is HIPAA? Enacted in August 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law which is intended to improve the availability and portability of health coverage and to reduce the costs and administrative burdens of healthcare through the use of standardized Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Toward that end, the legislation requires payers, clearinghouses, and providers to standardize electronic transactions in a confidential and secure environment within two years followi
