Friday, April 11, 2014

Efforts Accelerate To Add Unique Device IDs To Insurance Claims

Efforts Accelerate To Add Unique Device IDs To Insurance Claims-thegraysheet: Health care and consumer groups are trying to take advantage of a narrow window of opportunity to have unique device identifier information incorporated into health insurance claims as soon as possible to facilitate better data collection and more effective product recalls.The Accredited Standards Committee X12, the organization that oversees the standards for what can be included in electronic insurance claims, is exploring changes to claims forms, and it could be a few years until the ASC X12 group considers revisions again.