M A R K    Y O U R    C A L E N D A R ! ! !     M A R K   I T   N O W ! ! !

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is pleased to
invite you to participate in the Thirteenth National HIPAA
Implementation Roundtable conference call. This call will focus on the
HIPAA Electronic Transaction and Code Set Standards.  The deadline for
compliance with these standards is October 16, 2003.

Day/Date/Time:

Thursday September 25, 2003 from 2:00-3:30PM ET

Location: (Conference Call only)

The call in number is 1-877-381-6315.
The conference identification number is 1596442.

Due to the volume of callers wishing to participate, we would appreciate it
if you would dial in fifteen minutes before the start of the meeting.

NO Cost or Registration Required.  Call is toll-free.

Go to: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/hipaa2 to read previous roundtable
transcripts.

You may also want to read CMS' Final Guidance on TCS compliance, which may be
found at:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/hipaa2/guidance-final.pdf