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Attached is a template for a Trading Partner Agreement. A trading partner agreement is not required, but recommended. DHHS recommends that a trading partner agreement should include:
Communication methods
Submitter/Receiver IDs
Delimiters
Frequency
Turnaround Expectations
What transactions will be exchanged
What X12N version will be utilized
You can find additional information and recommendations for achieving HIPAA transactions compliance from CMS in the following PowerPoint presentation (download about 2.6MB):
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/hipaa2/events/default.asp#vendorforum
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/hipaa2/events/default.asp#vendorforum
For more information about HIPAA transactions compliance you may be interested in the presentations from the recent HIPAA Summit West conference. The urls for those presentations are:
HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets: Evaluating Your Practice Management Software - Getting the Bang for the Buck for HIPAA
Rachel Foerster
Principal, Rachel Foerster & Associates, Ltd.
Professionals in EDI & Electronic Commerce
Beach Park, IL
http://207.44.246.52/~ehcca/presentations/HIPAAWest3/1_05.pdf
Rachel Foerster
Principal, Rachel Foerster & Associates, Ltd.
Professionals in EDI & Electronic Commerce
Beach Park, IL
http://207.44.246.52/~ehcca/presentations/HIPAAWest3/1_05.pdf
HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets: Strategies in Implementing the 835 Transactions
Brett Hacker
Chief Information Officer
Remettra, Inc.
Little Rock, AR
http://207.44.246.52/~ehcca/presentations/HIPAAWest3/1_06.pdf
Brett Hacker
Chief Information Officer
Remettra, Inc.
Little Rock, AR
http://207.44.246.52/~ehcca/presentations/HIPAAWest3/1_06.pdf
HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets: How the John Muir/Mt. Diablo Health System is Implementing the HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets
Ross Hallberg, MBA
Corporate Compliance Officer
John Muir/Mt. Diablo Health System
Walnut Creek, CA
http://207.44.246.52/~ehcca/presentations/HIPAAWest3/2_05.pdf
Ross Hallberg, MBA
Corporate Compliance Officer
John Muir/Mt. Diablo Health System
Walnut Creek, CA
http://207.44.246.52/~ehcca/presentations/HIPAAWest3/2_05.pdf
HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets: LA County Department of Mental Health HIPAA Transaction and Code Sets and Direct Data Entry Solution
John Galloway
Vice President Healthcare
Sierra Systems
http://207.44.246.52/~ehcca/presentations/HIPAAWest3/3_04_1.pdf
John Galloway
Vice President Healthcare
Sierra Systems
http://207.44.246.52/~ehcca/presentations/HIPAAWest3/3_04_1.pdf
HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets Implementation
Steven S. Lazarus, Ph.D., FHIMSS
President, Boundary Information Group
Immediate Past Chair, WEDI
Denver, CO
http://207.44.246.52/~ehcca/presentations/HIPAAWest3/lazarus.pdf
Steven S. Lazarus, Ph.D., FHIMSS
President, Boundary Information Group
Immediate Past Chair, WEDI
Denver, CO
http://207.44.246.52/~ehcca/presentations/HIPAAWest3/lazarus.pdf
Transaction Compliance by October: Measured Compliance; Is 100% Compliance Possible? Roles of Vendors and Clearinghouses; Reasonable Expectations for Trading Partners
Kepa Zubeldia, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Claredi Corporation, Chair
AFEHCT
Member, NCVH
Co Chair, WEDI Security Policy Advisory
Kaysville, UT
http://207.44.246.52/~ehcca/presentations/HIPAAWest3/zubeldia.pdf
Kepa Zubeldia, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Claredi Corporation, Chair
AFEHCT
Member, NCVH
Co Chair, WEDI Security Policy Advisory
Kaysville, UT
http://207.44.246.52/~ehcca/presentations/HIPAAWest3/zubeldia.pdf
Advanced Strategies in Transactions and Code Sets Implementation
Mike D. Jorgensen
Director, HIPAA PMO
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia
Atlanta, GA
http://207.44.246.52/~ehcca/presentations/HIPAAWest3/jorgensen.pdf
Mike D. Jorgensen
Director, HIPAA PMO
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia
Atlanta, GA
http://207.44.246.52/~ehcca/presentations/HIPAAWest3/jorgensen.pdf
Survey of HIPAA Readiness
Wes Rishel
Vice President, Research Area Director
Gartner Healthcare Research
Alameda, CA
http://207.44.246.52/~ehcca/presentations/HIPAAWest3/rishel.pdf
Vice President, Research Area Director
Gartner Healthcare Research
Alameda, CA
http://207.44.246.52/~ehcca/presentations/HIPAAWest3/rishel.pdf
HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets: Contingency Planning for the October 2003 Compliance Deadline
Christine Stahlecker
Principal Consultant
CTG HealthCare Solutions, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
Christine Stahlecker
Principal Consultant
CTG HealthCare Solutions, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets: HIPAA Standard Claims Testing, Rejection, and Acceptance: Issues and Recommendations
Tom Hanks
Director Integration Solutions
Health Care Practice
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chicago, CA
http://207.44.246.52/~ehcca/presentations/HIPAAWest3/5_04.pdf
Tom Hanks
Director Integration Solutions
Health Care Practice
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chicago, CA
http://207.44.246.52/~ehcca/presentations/HIPAAWest3/5_04.pdf
HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets: Handling of Acknowledgements and Appropriate Error Reporting with X12N
Lisa Miller
Chief Operating Officer
Washington Publishing Company
Rockville, MD
http://207.44.246.52/~ehcca/presentations/HIPAAWest3/5_05.pdf
Lisa Miller
Chief Operating Officer
Washington Publishing Company
Rockville, MD
http://207.44.246.52/~ehcca/presentations/HIPAAWest3/5_05.pdf
HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets: XML and the Claims Attachments
Wes Rishel
Research Director, Gartner Healthcare Research Analytics Service
Alameda, CA
http://207.44.246.52/~ehcca/presentations/HIPAAWest3/5_06.pdf
Wes Rishel
Research Director, Gartner Healthcare Research Analytics Service
Alameda, CA
http://207.44.246.52/~ehcca/presentations/HIPAAWest3/5_06.pdf
HIPAA Transaction and Code Set Standardization as it Relates to National
Health Care Payers
Susan Taggart Cobb
Senior Manager
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Healthcare Consulting
Phoenix, AZ and,
Katherine McDaniel
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Health
Atlanta, GA
http://207.44.246.52/~ehcca/presentations/HIPAAWest3/5_08.pdf
Susan Taggart Cobb
Senior Manager
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Healthcare Consulting
Phoenix, AZ and,
Katherine McDaniel
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Health
Atlanta, GA
http://207.44.246.52/~ehcca/presentations/HIPAAWest3/5_08.pdf
Regards,
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