It appears that HHS is no longer projecting target dates for any of the final rules except the Standards for Electronic Transactions to be published in June 2000. As you can appreciate, this estimate is predicated upon several things, including approval of the rule by the Office of Management and Budget. We understand the importance of this rule to the health care industry and others and will take the steps necessary to make sure that this goal is met. At this time, the tentative target dates for other rules have to be updated and the old targets will be removed from the administrative simplification web site until further notice. It is likely that the final Standards Transaction Rule will not permit the payer or clearinghouse to supplement the 1500 data to complete the 837, but direct provider input would be permitted.
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