| Our electronic transmission of data presently relates to transmission of electronic claims and remittances - the transaction format that will be required at the deadline will be the ASC X 12N format.
Medical Billing for Windows will be compliant with the ASC X 12N format by its first general release in early 2002. |
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| The code sets that are required for transmission are ICD-9 for diagnoses, CPT-4 for procedures, and HCPCS (also for procedures). AMS software is already fully compliant with these code sets. We are also prepared for ICD-10 or CPT-5 whenever they are required in the future.
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How is AMS complying with the Privacy Regulations?
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| The privacy regulations relate to having appropriate policies and procedures within healthcare facilities in place to protect the confidentiality of and access to Protected Health Information.
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| AMS currently has access to Protected Health Information only through work by our technical support specialists or when we store data for our sites. We never transmit Protected Health Information to another party. We believe our software is already HIPAA compliant so that no software changes are necessary. We already have policies in place regarding access to Protected Health Information we are reviewing these policies with a view to attaining full HIPAA compliance within a reasonable timeframe before compliance is required. We are also reviewing the need of establishing formal Business Partner relationships with clients as necessary when we are provided access to Protected Health Information. |
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How is AMS complying with the Security Regulations?
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| These regulations relate to the security of the maintenance and transmission of protected data. AMS software is currently compliant as regards to authentication of users and electronic signature, important aspects of the draft regulations.As these regulations become final, we will be evaluating them to ensure full compliance.
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