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Stay on Track and Complete Your Version 5010 UpgradeAs 2012 begins, it is important to keep your focus on compliance with Version 5010 and beginning to plan for the transition to ICD-10. The Version 5010 deadline was on January 1, 2012; however, because of the 90-day enforcement discretion period for all HIPAA covered entities upgrading to Version 5010 (ASC X12 Version 5010), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will not initiate enforcement action until April 1, 2012. CMS made this decision based on industry feedback that many organizations and their trading partners were not yet ready to finalize system upgrades to be compliant. CMS encourages you to continue internal testing as well as external testing of Version 5010 transactions with trading partners to ensure compliance for Version 5010. Although enforcement action will not be taken prior to April 1, 2012, it is important that you continue to move forward to meet Version 5010 requirements as soon as possible. In addition to testing, if you have not yet created a plan for Version 5010, you should do so in order to meet these compliance deadlines. To find out about steps to take toward a successful upgrade, consult the new CMS fact sheet: Version 5010: How Health Care Providers Can Ensure a Smooth Transition. Remember: Upgrading to Version 5010 is a critical first step for the nationwide transition to ICD-10 that will take place on October 1, 2013. It is important that you finish this process, so that you can continue to prepare your organization for the ICD-10 transition. Keep Up to Date on Version 5010 and ICD-10. Please visit the ICD-10 website for the latest news and resources to help you prepare, and to download and share the implementation widget today!
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BEST ALTERNATIVES TO A FEDERALLY-OPERATED HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE IN TENNESSEE
Access both the Executive Summary and Full White Paper online at www.tn.gov/exchange
The federal health reform law requires every state to have an Insurance Exchange. An Insurance Exchange is an organized marketplace where individuals can search for and purchase health insurance for themselves and their family members. While the law requires each state to have an Insurance Exchange, states have the option of running their own Exchange or handing that authority over to the federal government.
Tennessee has created an Insurance Exchange Planning Initiative to look over the guidelines and requirements released by the federal government related to Exchanges. The Exchange Planning Initiative has also been gathering Tennessee stakeholder feedback and has traveled across the state to meet with small businesses, agents and brokers, health care providers, insurers, consumer advocates, and other stakeholders to discuss the state's options.
Although there are many on-going factors that could change all or portions of the national health reform law, we feel it is important to continue to review Tennessee's Exchange options, listen to input from stakeholders and the public, and provide framework for a viable alternative to a federally-run Exchange. This is critical because the federal national health reform law requires states be ready to implement their Exchange by January 1, 2013. Should no changes be made to the federal law, and should Tennessee decide it would rather run its own Exchange instead of handing that authority over to the federal government, the state must be ready by the January 1, 2013 deadline.
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TENNESSEE TAR WARS LAPEL PINS –
Order your pin(s) now to support the Tar Wars program in Tennessee!
Did you know that Tennessee ranks 46th among the states in the prevalence of cigarette smoking among adults with 23.1% of the adult population (aged 18+ years)—over 1,095,000 individuals—being current cigarette smokers in Tennessee. Across all states, the prevalence of cigarette smoking among adults ranges from 9.3% to 26.5%.
Did you know that 20.9% of high school students in Tennessee smoke. In Tennessee, 13% of youth aged 12 to 17 years smoked a cigarette in the past month. The range across all states is 6.5% to 15.9%. Tennessee ranks 47th among the states.
Support your Tennessee AFP Foundation and the Tennessee Tar Wars program!!! The Tennessee AFP Foundation is offering Tennessee Tar Wars lapel pins at $20.00 each to raise funds in support of the Tar Wars program in Tennessee. Buy one for yourself and another for a friend. Spread the message that we are at War on Tar for under $50! The Foundation will keep supporting the programs that teach kids that smoking is not cool, robs them of money, and threatens their health. Make a difference for Tennessee kids.
Complete the order form below and mail with your check made to the Tennessee AFP Foundation in the amount of $20.00 (includes postal mailing costs) to: Tennessee AFP Foundation, 500 Wilson Pike Circle, Suite 212, Brentwood, TN 37027.
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