One week to go before the closing bell for submitting comments regarding the Notices of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM's) -- i.e., draft federal regulations -- that were published in the Federal Register on 8/22/2008 to update HIPAA transactions and code sets . For those of you planning on submitting comments electronically, following are the direct links to the applicable CMS submittal sites:
Transactions: X12 and NCPDP
http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=SubmitComment&o=09000064806f39d4
Code Sets: ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS
http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=SubmitComment&o=090000648072ef9a
Transactions: X12 and NCPDP
http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=SubmitComment&o=09000064806f39d4
Code Sets: ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS
http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=SubmitComment&o=090000648072ef9a
Remember, anybody may submit comments regarding these NPRM's until 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, 10/21/2008. The electronic submittal sites allow both inline text and/or attachments, using a variety of formats, to be recorded.
Dave Feinberg
Rensis Corporation [A Consulting Company]
206-617-1717
DAFeinberg@...
Author of "Understanding HIPAA Communications"
Dave Feinberg
Rensis Corporation [A Consulting Company]
206-617-1717
DAFeinberg@...
Author of "Understanding HIPAA Communications"