Government
HIPAA compliance deadline
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted Aug. 22, 2005
The few physicians who still submit Medicare claims that don't comply with HIPAA regulations won't receive reimbursement for the claims after Oct. 1, federal officials recently announced.
The vast majority of Medicare participants submit electronic claims in a format adopted for national use and mandated by a regulation that took effect in October 2003. Officials continued to accept noncompliant claims under a contingency plan that is now coming to an end.
Doctors and other medical professionals have been diligent in getting on board with the requirements, said the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Fewer than 4% of all Medicare participants still need to become compliant, and more than 99% of all claims are in the correct format.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2005/08/22/gvbf0822.htm.
