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Setting the standard.

A B Wachler1, A K Fehn

  • 1Wachler & Associates, PC, Royal Oak, USA.

Michigan Health & Hospitals
|January 5, 2002
PubMed
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Hospitals must adopt the X12N 837 standard for electronic claims submission by October 16, 2002. This Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) mandate affects traditional formats like UB92.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Administration
  • Health Informatics
  • Medical Billing

Background:

  • Hospitals traditionally used formats like UB92 for electronic claims.
  • The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) mandates standardized electronic healthcare transactions.
  • Third-party payer electronic claims submission requires adherence to specific formats.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To inform healthcare providers about the upcoming mandatory electronic claims submission standard.
  • To highlight the transition from traditional claims formats to the X12N 837 standard.
  • To identify the impact of HIPAA on hospital administrative processes.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of regulatory requirements for electronic healthcare claims.
  • Identification of the new standard format (X12N 837).

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  • Comparison of X12N 837 with previous standards like UB92.

    • Main Results:

    • Hospitals must transition to the X12N 837 format for electronic claims by October 16, 2002.
    • Non-compliance will prevent electronic claims submission to third-party payers.
    • The X12N 837 standard is developed by the Accredited Standards Committee of the American National Standards Institute.

    Conclusions:

    • The adoption of X12N 837 is a critical compliance requirement for hospitals under HIPAA.
    • Failure to adapt to the new standard poses significant challenges to hospital revenue cycles.
    • Hospitals need to implement necessary system changes to meet the X12N 837 electronic claims submission deadline.