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You Should Be Complying With HIPAA 5010 Already

Published on Fri Feb 25, 2011

Are you ready for HIPAA 5010 requirements? Providers already should be in Level I compliance, CMS notes on its website. That means "that a covered entity can demonstrably create and receive compliant transactions, resulting from the compliance of all design/build activities and internal testing." By Dec. 31, providers must be in Level II compliance, meaning "that a covered entity has completed end-to-end testing with each of its trading partners, and is able to operate in production mode with the new versions of the standards," CMS says. By Jan. 1, 2012, all providers must be in full compliance with the HIPAA 5010 regulations. More information on 5010 is at www.cms.gov/ElectronicBillingEDITrans/18_5010D0.asp. You can register for a March 30 5010 education call by CMS at www.eventsvc.com/palmettogba/033011.
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