Atlanta conference February 18th will cover both the data interchange standard HIPAA X12 5010 and the companion medical claims coding standard ICD-10. Over 20 industry experts from leading health consulting and technology solutions firms will be participating.
Scott Brown election slows Democrats, but work on the electronic data interchange standard HIPAA X12 5010 and companion medical coding standard ICD-10 will continue. Most health plans appear pleased with this news and it may free up IT budgets to accelerate electronic health care standards as these firms anticipate that their cost of doing business will not be as restricted or impacted by health reform legislation.
health care plan providers and HMOs are up today on hopes that Massachusetts will seat a Republican senator rather than a Democratic one
Final details of the health care reform bill are being hammered out. The plan appears to be that the Senate plan would provide affordability of insurance provisions for middle income. The House bill would make health care affordable for lower income families. The President has stated he does not want the cost to go over approximately $900 million. The House bill would be more expensive.