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RE: <ADVOCACY> Why I Don't Like XML
Earl, you're confusing the stated purpose of the legislation versus the
realization of the stated purpose. The issue, if I recall the comment
correctly, was the intent for economic benefits rather than the realization
of the intent - two totally different things.
How many companies in private industry perform periodic benefit analysis to
determine if in fact the resources spent on various electronic commerce
projects actually realize the goals most likely set forth in the original
capital appropriation request or project plan?
My personal - but very casual - observation is that most e-commerce projects
do not achieve their originally stated (and quite often grandiose) goals,
and that in reality, the organization doesn't truly want to document the
results, since if the actual results were made known, heads would probably
roll.
Furthermore, the article you point to is quite biased and not at all
discussing the electronic transactions portion of the HIPAA Administrative
Simplification statue. Rather, it's a slanted commentary on the privacy
regulations and the author clearly indicates his/her lack of real
understanding of the privacy regulation.
Rachel
Rachel Foerster & Associates, Ltd.
39432 North Avenue
Beach Park, IL 60099
Voice: 847-872-8070
Fax: 847-589-8081
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From: Earl Wertheimer [mailto:
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 9:20 AM
To:
Subject: RE: [EDI-L] <ADVOCACY> Why I Don't Like XML
Rachel
> Au contraire re the economic benefits not being a consideration for the
> HIPAA legislation! The key portion of that HIPAA legislation is
> administrative simplification with the stated legislative purpose:
>
> "Subtitle F-Administrative Simplification
> SEC. 261. PURPOSE.
> It is the purpose of this subtitle to improve the Medicare program under
> title XVIII of the Social Security Act, the medicaid program under title
XIX of
> such Act, and the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system,
by
> encouraging the development of a health information system through the
> establishment of standards and requirements for the electronic
transmission of
> certain health information."
>
> In my book, efficiency relates to cost reductions and process
improvements.
> Doesn't that translate big time into economic benefits?
No. Not if the government is behind it. ;-)
I find it difficult to believe that a government mandated standard is
actually
able to achieve it's stated goals.
Has HIPAA actually improved the Medicare program?
http://www.overlawyered.com/archives/000430.html
Private industry doesn't need laws to change their processes. They do what
is
more efficient, automatically.
Earl Wertheimer
http://www.spe-edi.com
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