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The Executive Roundtable Payers' Current Realities of HIPAA Privacy, Security, and TCS, recorded July 1, 2004 is now freely available via the internet. A 45 minute presentation is followed by a question and answer (Q&A) session. Bob Hoover, CIO, Independent Health participated in the Q&A session, providing invaluable insight on HIPAA security and privacy compliance from a payer's perspective.
Roundtable presenters:
Gerry Blass, President and CEO, Blass Consulting, LLC
David A. Feinberg, C.D.P., President, Rensis Corporation
Barbara McGowin, Resource Consultant, HIT Recruiting
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Executive Roundtable Payers' Current Realities of HIPAA Privacy, Security, and TCS
July 1, 2004 (1 hour 18 minutes) The Q&A session begins at 47 minutes into the recording.
Questions included in the Q&A session:
Q1. Speaking of out-reach, how can we move those still using non-standard transactions and paper claim submissions to standard transactions?
Q2. At least one clearinghouse plans to broadcast eligibility requests to every payer they can. These 270 transactions are HIPAA-compliant. Can a payer refuse to enter into a trading partner agreement with a clearinghouse that intends to do so?
Q3. Can a provider require us to send both payment advice and benefit payment to them electronically, or are we compliant by sending electronic payment advice via an 835 and a paper payment via check?
Q4. In regards to achieving compliance with the Security Rule, where do you start?
Q5. Regarding the HIPAA Security Technical Safeguards, there are no implementation specifications for Audit Controls. What is required to be audited and how long must these audit logs be kept?
Q6. We are planning to implement system upgrades that will provide needed technical safeguards. The upgrade is expected to be completed in September 2005. Will we be subject to penalties come April 2005?
Q7. What PHI can a health plan provide to an employer or plan sponsor?
Q8. Is it necessary to audit compliance with the Privacy Rule, and if so, how?
Q9. Bob Hoover, CIO, Independent Health responds to the question: Now that the deadline for compliance has come and gone, what are the issues that you are dealing with in regards to the HIPAA Privacy Rule and how are these issues being addressed?
Links to other Presentations:
The following audio/video presentations are freely available at http://www.complyassistant.com/presentations.html
DeMystify Security - NISTify IT!
This presentation steps you through the HIPAA security gap assessment, mitigation workplan and budget development using NIST guidance. Not sure where to start with HIPAA security? This is a must see.
HIPAA TCS - Become Compliant and Avoid Fines
David A. Feinberg, C.D.P. explains the Federal Laws surrounding transactions and codes sets compliance. Understanding the basics of TCS compliance becomes more critical as Medicare and other Health Plans move towards HIPAA EDI. Learn how to manage a TCS compliance plan.
Providers' Current Realities of HIPAA Privacy, Security, and TCS
This executive roundtable was conducted April 22, 2004 (1 hour 15 min). The Q&A session begins at 44 minutes in to the recording. Questions included in the Q&A session:
Another program of Blass Consulting, LLC is the HCA Certified Representative program. The HCA Certified Representative Program allows an individual to demonstrate their understanding of the functions and features of HCA. If an individual is an HCA Certified Representative, you can be confident that the individual understands how to implement, customize, set-up, and navigate through HCA. Any HCA user may become an HCA Certified Representative.
This program is especially important for VARs, as it provides quality assurance in the use and application of HCA. Once a VAR becomes an HCA Certified Representative their area of expertise and contact information
will be provided on the ComplyAssistant website (www.complyassistant.com).
If you need on-site assistance with your HIPAA compliance initiative you can be confident that a VAR that is an HCA certified rep not only has excellent subject matter expertise to assist you with your unique HIPAA compliance needs, but they also can use your compliance management tool to keep you organized, documented, and moving forward in your compliance initiative.
Additional information about the free HCA VAR and HCA Certification Programs is available on the HIPAA ComplyAssistant website (www.complyassistant.com).
Q1. Must Medicare accept my contingency?
Q2. How do I know if my clearinghouse and application vendor are telling me what I need to know?
Q3. What do I need to do to ensure that our cash flow is not negatively impacted?
Q4. What is the recommended auto-logoff for system inactivity?
Q5. We just completed out baseline risk assessment, and we have a lot of gaps. Where do we start?
Q6. What has to be documented on the accounting of disclosures?
Q7. Should accidental disclosures be considered incidental?
Q8. Do parents have a right to a minor's PHI?
We hope you find these presentations helpful and welcome feedback.
Recent annoucement to HIPAA Comply group:
----- Original Message -----
From: gerry blass
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 4:48 PM
Subject: [HIPAAComply] ComplyAssistant VAR Program
Blass Consulting, LLC is continually adding functions and features to HIPAA ComplyAssistant (HCA) to ensure that users of this product have the best possible compliance management tool to assist in their HIPAA compliance initiative. We have also added several innovative product support programs. One of these programs is the Value Added Reseller (VAR) Program.
HCA users benefit from the VAR Program in many ways. One of the greatest benefits may be the VAR's participation in the HIPAA Comply listserv, giving HIPAA Comply members convenient access to a wonderful resource of knowledgeable professionals.
I would like to introduce our current roster of VARs for HCA. Please join with me in welcoming the following to the HCA family:
HCA users benefit from the VAR Program in many ways. One of the greatest benefits may be the VAR's participation in the HIPAA Comply listserv, giving HIPAA Comply members convenient access to a wonderful resource of knowledgeable professionals.
I would like to introduce our current roster of VARs for HCA. Please join with me in welcoming the following to the HCA family:
1. Quick Compliance, Avon Conneticut (Bill Garofalo, Barbara Ruffin, John Parmigiani,...)
2. Healthcare IS Consultants LLC, East Brunswick, N.J. (Robert J. Perlitz...)
3. iVista Group, Columbia, SC (Nelson Hazeltine, Alex Fournil ....)
4. Bytera.net, Irvine, CA (Jesse Martinez...)
2. Healthcare IS Consultants LLC, East Brunswick, N.J. (Robert J. Perlitz...)
3. iVista Group, Columbia, SC (Nelson Hazeltine, Alex Fournil ....)
4. Bytera.net, Irvine, CA (Jesse Martinez...)
5. R. Francis Associates Associates, Farmingdale, NJ (Raymond Posa ...)
6. Strategic System Solutions LLC, Mountain Lakes, NJ (Cynthia Korman....)
7. Robert Y. Collins, Consultant, Spring Lake, NJ
Another program of Blass Consulting, LLC is the HCA Certified Representative program. The HCA Certified Representative Program allows an individual to demonstrate their understanding of the functions and features of HCA. If an individual is an HCA Certified Representative, you can be confident that the individual understands how to implement, customize, set-up, and navigate through HCA. Any HCA user may become an HCA Certified Representative.
This program is especially important for VARs, as it provides quality assurance in the use and application of HCA. Once a VAR becomes an HCA Certified Representative their area of expertise and contact information
will be provided on the ComplyAssistant website (www.complyassistant.com).
You can access the VAR information from the "Customer only" section, the "Become a VAR" page, and the "Strategic Alliances" page.
If you need on-site assistance with your HIPAA compliance initiative you can be confident that a VAR that is an HCA certified rep not only has excellent subject matter expertise to assist you with your unique HIPAA compliance needs, but they also can use your compliance management tool to keep you organized, documented, and moving forward in your compliance initiative.
Additional information about the free HCA VAR and HCA Certification Programs is available on the HIPAA ComplyAssistant website (www.complyassistant.com).
Gerry
Gerry Blass
President & CEO
Blass Consulting LLC
Colts Neck, NJ 07722
www.complyassistant.com
gerry@...
732.845.9508 phone & fax
732.539.5827 cell
Automating compliance management to enhance business decisions.
President & CEO
Blass Consulting LLC
Colts Neck, NJ 07722
www.complyassistant.com
gerry@...
732.845.9508 phone & fax
732.539.5827 cell
Automating compliance management to enhance business decisions.
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