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CMS to end contingency plan for 835 transaction

HIPAA Weekly Advisor, July 17, 2006

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CMS' contingency plan for HIPAA transaction 835, or Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA), will expire on October 1, 2006, the agency recently announced.

Currently, CMS sends both HIPAA-compliant and non-HIPAA ERAs to trading partners. Ninety-nine percent of all ERA receivers (providers, clearinghouses, billing agencies, and others who receive ERAs on behalf of providers) are receiving the HIPAA-compliant ERA. The HIPAA transanction compliance rate for Medicare providers is 96%, according to CMS.

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