SIXTH HIPAA SUMMIT…SIXTH HIPAA SUMMIT…A CMS PERSPECTIVEA CMS PERSPECTIVE

Jared AdairJared Adair

March 27, 2003March 27, 2003

We’ve Come A Long We’ve Come A Long Way…Way…

And Major Deadlines Lie And Major Deadlines Lie AheadAhead

Still to Come

·National Identifiers Mandatory Compliance: TCS-Providers October 2003-Health Plans-

Mandatory Compliance: Privacy·Claims Attachments April 2003

Final Rules: Modification and SecurityFebruary 2003

Final Rule: Employer IdentifierMay 2002

AS Compliance Act SignedDecember 2001

Final Rule: PrivacyApril 2001

Final Rule: TCSAugust 2000

HIPAA EnactedAugust 1996

Leading The Way To Leading The Way To ComplianceCompliance……

• Large Health PlansLarge Health Plans

• ClearinghousesClearinghouses

• Software VendorsSoftware Vendors

What Can We Do To Help What Can We Do To Help Providers Make Large Providers Make Large Strides To Meet Key Strides To Meet Key Deadlines:Deadlines:

• Outreach and Technical AssistanceOutreach and Technical Assistance

• TestingTesting

Enforcement…Enforcement…

Goal is for ComplianceGoal is for Compliance

NotNot

ComplaintsComplaints

Consolidated Health Consolidated Health Informatics Initiative…Informatics Initiative…

Adopt a Portfolio of Adopt a Portfolio of Clinical Vocabularies and Clinical Vocabularies and Messaging Standards for Messaging Standards for

All Federal AgenciesAll Federal Agencies

RESOURCES…RESOURCES…

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