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X12 Publishes 008060 Versions of HIPAA-Mandated Implementation Guides. Standards Development Organization X12 has published the first of the 008060 versions of the HIPAA-mandated implementation guides. The rest of those 008060 versions will be published over the next few weeks. These updated implementation guides can be viewed in X12’s online viewer, Glass, at  products.x12.org and navigate to…

HHS Delegates Authority to OCR to Administer and Enforce Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Records. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary issued a Statement of Delegation of Authority allowing the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to administer and enforce the “Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records” regulations at 42 CFR…

HHS Publishes Interim Final Rule Updating Compliance Dates for NCPDP Retail Pharmacy Standards. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) updating the compliance and other dates for the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) Retail Pharmacy Standards and the Medicaid Pharmacy Subrogation Standard. This IFR is…

CMS Innovation Center Posts FAQs on New WISeR Model. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center posted new frequently asked questions (FAQs) for the recently-released Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model. Questions include whether the WISeR model changes Medicare coverage policy, whether it applies to all Medicare items and services, how…