Stay Informed With AdminiSoft, Inc.'s HIPAA Resources

Although the federal government has mandated HIPAA transaction compliance deadlines, you can meet the challenge and avoid monetary fines, and civil and criminal penalties for non-compliance by staying informed. There is an abundance of information available on the Internet on the topics of HIPAA and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). The following list of resources can help.

Please note that this listing is provided as a courtesy and in no way implies or constitutes authorization or endorsement by AdminiSoft. Review our Legal Statement for additional information.

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Subscribe to the HIPAAlive Email Discussion List
Free, very active, two-way email discussion list sponsored by HIPAAlive and Phoenix Health Systems.

Subscribe to the WEDI and WEDI SNIP Email Lists
The WEDI and WEDI SNIP email lists have been developed to create an industry forum where individuals, committees and workgroups can discuss, provide input and exchange ideas regarding a range of subjects including HIPAA implementation issues, challenges and solutions.

CMS National Provider Identifier (NPI)
Find out more about the National Provider Identifier at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Web site.

CMS Announces National Provider Identifiers for Use in HIPAA Transactions
As published in the Federal Register on January 23, 2004.

National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has developed the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) to assign standard unique identifiers for health care providers and health plans. For additional information, to complete an NPI application, and to access educational tools, visit https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov.

Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Secretary - Health Care Financing Administration Standards for Electronic Transactions - Final Rule and Notice
As published in the Federal Register on August 17, 2000.

Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Secretary - Health Care Financing Administration Modifications to Electronic Data Transaction Standards and Code Sets
As published in the Federal Register on February 20, 2003.

Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Secretary - Health Care Financing Administration Corrections to Modifications to Electronic Data Transaction Standards and Code Sets
As published in the Federal Register on March 10, 2003.

Want to know if a natural person, business, or government agency is a covered entity?
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Web site provides useful Covered Entity Decision Tools, including flowcharts in Adobe .PDF format.

Are you ready?
Check out the following resources:
- Provider HIPAA Readiness Checklist
  Available from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Web site.
- Providers May Now Apply for National Provider Identifier
  Starting May 23, 2005, all health care providers can apply for their National Provider Identifier. The NPI will replace health care provider identifiers in use today in standard health care transactions. All HIPAA covered entities except small health plans must begin using the NPI by May 23, 2007; small health plans have until May 23, 2008.
- Steps for Compliance
  Available from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Web site.
- HIPAA Electronic Transactions and Code Set Compliance Materials
  Available from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Web site.
- Healthcare Claim Transaction EDI Formats and Specifications
  Available from the CMS/HCFA Web site.
- Guidance on Compliance with HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets After the October 16, 2003 Implementation Deadline
  Available from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Web site.
- Contingency Planning Guidelines
  Available from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Web site.
- HIPAA Compliance Calendar
  Status of HIPAA Regulations Compliance Calendar from Phoenix Health Systems.
- Health Care EDI Transactions: A Business Primer
  From Washington Publishing Company.
- Trading Partner Agreements
  "Developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to communicate to the health care provider community key concepts about HIPAA."

HIPAA–Related Web Sites and Resources
Take a look at some of the many HIPAA–related Web sites on the Internet for information on the privacy, security, and transactions and code sets components of the HIPAA mandate.
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administrative Simplification
  This is the most comprehensive, up-to-date resource for HIPAA-related information.
- HIPAAlert from Phoenix Health Systems
  Stay in touch with HIPAA healthcare information security issues and developments as they evolve.
- WEDI SNIP
  HIPAA resources from the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) and Strategic National Implementation Process (SNIP) Web site.
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  A great deal of information on HIPAA, HIPAA health insurance reform and HIPAA administrative simplification.
- HIPAAcomply
  The definitive source for up–to–date information regarding HIPAA security and privacy compliance.
- Washington Publishing Company
  Publishers of the HIPAA EDI implementation guides/addenda.
- HIPAAdvisory
  A complete HIPAA privacy, security, transactions and code sets, and national identifiers resource on regulations and compliance for the healthcare industry.
- HIPAA.org
  Covering all aspects of HIPAA compliance.
- HIPAADirect.com
  Your one stop directory to HIPAA on the Web.
- HIPAAlive
  Lively discussion about HIPAA.