CMS Provides Guidance on 5010 Discretionary Enforcement Period for Medicare Fee-for-Service

Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) announced earlier this month its plan for the 90-day Discretionary Enforcement Period for non-compliant HIPAA covered entities. According to that announcement, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provided a 90-day discretionary period for compliance with planned January 1, 2012, 5010 transaction set requirements. However, it was unclear whether CMS would…