The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requires all covered entities to adopt and comply with the ASC X12 TR3 version 5010 as a modification to the current HIPAA transaction standards by Jan 1, 2012.

The first major milestone in this conversion – achieving Level 1 compliance, requires entities to begin testing with external trading partners by January 1, 2011.

In order to assist covered entities with meeting these deadlines, Wipro Healthcare has invested in the development of a structured methodology supported by a number of tools that accelerate the strategy, planning and implementation of the 5010 compliance initiatives. Wipro currently offers the following for options for assisting organizations with 5010 compliance:

• 5010 Program Services: Assessment through Implementation
  • A comprehensive methodology and framework to plan and execute the 5010 Transition Program
  • Leverages pre-built accelerators for each phase of the implementation, with an ability to customize to suit your environment
• 5010 Step Up/Down Solutions (WiSUD) and Services
  • A non-disruptive, minimal impact "Edge" solution that provides step-up and step-down capabilities for each HIPAA transaction
  • Allows easy and rapid customization to client business needs through an Excel user interface
  • Database component supports storage of inbound and outbound transactions, reporting and tracking via a web-based GUI.
• 5010 IVV Testing Services: Independent Verification Validation Testing Services (WiTES)
  • Provides a central configuration and management point for both automated and manual testing of testing 5010 transactions
  • Application automatically detects the direction of transactional flow and adapts accordingly to Payer or Provider focused testing

Wipro will work with your organization to implement these tools in the manner that best fits into your transition to 5010 – whether it is a strategic remediation, a tactical step up/step down or some combination of the two.