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Still time to comment on electronic claims attachments proposed rule

Executive Briefings Digest, January 10, 2006

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has extended the public comment period for the proposed rule for electronic claims attachments, bowing to industry calls for more time to review the standards. HHS extended the end of the comment period to January 23, 2006.

HHS announced it extended the deadline because of the technical nature and length of the proposed rule and the importance of ensuring its accuracy and usefulness to the industry. The proposed rule would adopt

  • two X12N transaction standards-one to request information and one to respond
  • Health Level 7 standards for the communication of clinical information
  • logical observation identifiers, names, and codes-also known as LOINC®-for use in information requests and answers

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Source: Medical Records Briefing



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