Demonstration of the DSMO website and progress reporting for the DSMO HIPAA change process.

1. How has the overall DSMO change process been working (or not working) i.e., early examples of requests to date, how they were processed, who handled them, etc.?

The process is still in the early stages of use. However the use of the web site, the notification of calendar events, and the processing of change requests have gone well.

2. How has the DSMO process impacted your organizational relationships with other SDOs as it relates to HIPAA implementation?

The DSMO members conference at least once a month to communicate updates. This process has been working well. NCPDP members have attended other DSO meetings and discussions.

3. How has the DSMO process changed your organization's internal request process i.e., what internal process has been added or modified to address HIPAA implementation issues?

NCPDP's Standards Development process has been modified to include the DSMO's Change request process. NCPDP's change system, the Data Element Request Form (DERF) process has been updated to reflect recording and tracking a change through the DSMO change request system. NCPDP's membership reviewed updated documentation and charts on this process. If a change is requested to a HIPAA named transaction set via NCPDP's DERF process, the change is denoted on the DSMO CRS web site and processed through that system. The DSMO CRS web site is updated as NCPDP's membership processes the DERF request through their standard operating procedures.

4. What impact has the Errata Work Group (in X12) had to date on DSMO process?

NCPDP has been monitoring the discussions of the Errata Work Group.

5. What recommendations do you have to improve the DSMO process?

None at this point.