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1 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Post October 16, 2003 CMS’ Office of HIPAA Standards Presented by Karen Trudel Acting Director Office of HIPAA Standards WHERE WE ARE NOW, WHERE WE ARE GOING Eighth National HIPAA Summit - March 8,2004 WEDI SNIP Summit, November 18-20, 2003

2 Two Deadlines Passed, Two to Go
Privacy deadline was April 14, 2003 Transactions and Code Sets (TCS) deadline was October 16, 2003 National Employer Identifier deadline is July 30, 2004 Security deadline is April 20, 2005 WEDI SNIP Summit, November 18-20, 2003

3 Transactions Implementation, Where We Should Be
Vendors / Clearinghouses Should be operating HIPAA compliant solutions Providers Should have all software upgrades Completed testing with health plans and all trading partners Able to send and receive HIPAA-compliant transactions Health Plans Should have completed testing with trading partners Should be able to send and receive HIPAA compliant transactions

4 The Reality of Where We Are
A significant number of covered entities are still not ready As of February 6, 2004, only about 65% of electronic claims received by Medicare contractors are in the HIPAA format Most states are processing both HIPAA compliant and non-compliant formats. Six states are accepting only HIPAA compliant transactions

5 Underlying Causes Concentration has been on privacy provisions Technical adjustments not made in time Ran out of time to test sufficiently Denial and/or belief there will be an extension

6 CMS’ Response to Lack of Readiness
Dual Goals Move all covered entities toward compliance Avoid disruption of cash flow OHS’ philosophy Obtain voluntary compliance through a complaint-driven process Understand HIPAA compliance is an evolving process rather than a one time event

7 Enforcement Regulations
Procedural rule published April 17, 2003 HHS actively working on substantive notice of proposed rulemaking Complete enforcement rule will contain both procedural & substantive requirements

8 Enforcement Challenge
CMS/OHS Firewall Medicare is a covered entity OHS must maintain impartiality Enforcement Integrity No use of Medicare resources for technical interpretation of complaints Limited collaboration on operational issues

9 Complaint-driven Approach
Move entities towards compliance Use corrective action plans (CAPs) as necessary Impose monetary penalties (CMPs) as last resort If OHS receives a complaint, OHS will evaluate the entity’s good faith efforts to comply and give the opportunity to… WEDI SNIP Summit, November 18-20, 2003

10 Current Enforcement Strategies
The Administrative Simplification Enforcement Tool (ASET) ASET went live October 16, 2003 Online TCS complaint system Link to the ASET system is: Paper complaints will continue to be accepted Administrative Simplification Enforcement Tool or ASET went live… WEDI SNIP Summit, November 18-20, 2003

11 If non-compliant, what was the cause for noncompliance?
Criteria If non-compliant, what was the cause for noncompliance? Is it reasonable? Or is it willful neglect? When does the covered entity expect to be fully compliant?

12 Trading Partner Disputes
While all covered entities should be working with trading partners towards HIPAA compliance, transactions disputes will occur Filing a complaint with OHS should be the last resort effort to resolve disputes Encourage covered entities to resolve issues

13 Transaction Dispute Resolution
OHS will use a systematic complaint resolution process Complaints will be classified by severity and handled on a case by case basis

14 Lessons Learned HIPAA is not going away - It is the law
Start now and plan for implementation of other HIPAA provisions, such as Security Collaborative efforts are some of the most effective

15 Collaborative Lessons
Share success stories and implementation strategies Leverage resources Local, Regional & National involvement Lead the industry to compliance by example Apply lessons learned from transactions & privacy implementations to future HIPAA provisions

16 Future HIPAA Regulations
Published Regulations National Employer Identifier Rule July 30, 2004 compliance date Security Rule April 21, 2005 compliance date National Provider Identifier Rule May 23, 2007 compliance date National Plan Identifier proposed Rule expected summer 2004 Claims attachment Standard Proposed Rule expected spring 2004 Modifications to Standards Proposed Rule expected summer 2004

17 Discussion Comments? Questions?

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