The North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance, Inc., and the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange Timeline Initiative have announced the release of their first estimated timeline database addressing proposed healthcare standards, regulations, and other initiatives.
The timeline estimates that, based on current assumptions, implementation of the 5010 version of HIPAA transactions will be complete in 2014. The date is important because the ICD-10 clinical coding system cannot be used until 5010 transactions are implemented. Project management software is being used to identify the critical issues that affect the implementation of 5010 transactions and may provide opportunities to shorten the time frame for implementation. Access the Timeline Initiative.
