[medinformatics] CMS to Stop Processing non-HIPAA-compliant Claims

[Medical Informatics News]

Beginning October 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will no longer process electronic Medicare claims for payment unless they comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.According to an announcement by CMS Administrator Mark McClellan, non-compliant claims will be returned to the filer for re-submission. As of June, only 1.45% of claims from hospitals were non-HIPAA-compliant, he said. The announcement effectively ends a portion of the CMS HIPAA contingency plan in effect since October 16, 2003, under which Medicare continued accepting non-compliant electronic claims after the deadline. ReadPermalink*|*Email this*|*Linking*Blogs*|*Comments









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