Patient Cost Transparency Implementation Guide, published by HL7 International / Financial Management. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 2.0.0-ballot built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/davinci-pct/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
Page standards status: Informative |
This ballot version includes a new use case addressing the need to coordinate GFE collection among providers and makes some modifications to the existing GFE Submit workflow:
Key | Resolution | Summary |
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FHIR-42832 | Persuasive with Modification | Add slices to the Advanced ExplanationOfBenefit total |
FHIR-42707 | Persuasive with Modification | GFE submit operation should describe the wrapping batch-response bundle |
FHIR-42785 | Persuasive with Modification | Add "negotiated" code to Network status CodeSystem and adjudication and item.adjudication bound ValueSet |
FHIR-43705 | Persuasive | Improve description of OperationOutcome OUT param in $gfe-submit |
FHIR-44952 | Persuasive | Relax insurance/coverage requirements on GFE Bundle and GFE claim profiles |
FHIR-44955 | Persuasive | Add CDT codes to GFE Claim codes ValueSet bindings |
FHIR-44971 | Persuasive | Create an operation to retrieve a GFE Collection Bundle for a task |
FHIR-44993 | Persuasive | Create CapabilityStatements for GFE Request workflow |
FHIR-45001 | Persuasive | Pre-adopt Coverage.kind into PCT Coverage profile and add declaration |
FHIR-45037 | Persuasive | Add proposed service location to GFE information request bundle |
FHIR-45053 | Persuasive | Remove GFE Submitter from Claim resource Profiles |
FHIR-45055 | Persuasive with Modification | Add a GFE Coordination Workflow to the IG |
FHIR-45151 | Persuasive | Add an STU note on all draft pages (narrative & profile) about it being draft |
FHIR-45152 | Persuasive | Change the home page STU Note text |
FHIR-44951 | Not Persuasive with Modification | Change the GFE Bundle to be contributor specific and add a GFE Collection Bundle |
FHIR-45054 | Persuasive with Modification | Create a GFE Coordination Bundle for submitting a GFE Coordination request |
FHIR-45061 | Persuasive | Section 3.3 US Core currently resolves to US Core 6.1 in two places. It should actually NOT point to US Core 6.1.0, but US Core 3.1.1 |
FHIR-45060 | Persuasive | The header for section 3.2.1 reads FHIR Version, but the link reads FHIR R4 US Core and points to US Core 6.1 instead of the FHIR R4 Specification. |
FHIR-43329 | Persuasive | Correct Example fullURL to use the right resource base |
FHIR-44859 | Persuasive | Correct the spelling of the word definition |
FHIR-44691 | Persuasive | Correct typo in index page regarding future IG |
FHIR-44970 | Persuasive | Add a GFE Request Information Bundle and related profiles |
FHIR-44954 | Persuasive | Create Coordinating Request Task and Contributing Provider Request Task Profiles |
FHIR-44778 | Persuasive | Create an GFE Summary Profile to add to the GFE Bundle |
FHIR-42827 | Persuasive | Create an AEOB Summary Profile to add to the AEOB Bundle |
FHIR-43330 | Persuasive with Modification | Correct invariant expressions where a coding is checked |
This STU Update includes a number of changes addressing some critical and minor fixes including:
Key | Resolution | Summary |
---|---|---|
FHIR-40526 | Accepted Technical Correction | Fixed Value CodeableConcept discriminator elements should have a max Cardinality of 1 |
FHIR-40812 | Persuasive | Change AEOB adjudication[adjustmentreason] binding to adjustment reason codes |
FHIR-42786 | Persuasive with Modification | Correct Adjudication reason ValueSet binding for network status adjudication category slices |
FHIR-41490 | Accepted Technical Correction | Update link for Asynchronous Interaction Request Pattern to point to R5 instead of CI |
FHIR-42825 | Persuasive with Modification | Add extension for benefit balance remaining amount |
FHIR-42910 | Persuasive | Change constraint in ExplanationOfBenefit.benefitBalance.financial allowed[x] and used[x] |
FHIR-43065 | Accepted Technical Correction | Correct Date Of Service SearchParameter expression |
FHIR-43111 | Persuasive | Correct Invariant issues identified in the IG Publisher |
FHIR-43077 | Persuasive | Assign context to all of the extensions |
FHIR-43330 | Persuasive with Modification | Assign context to all of the extensions |
FHIR-43329 | Persuasive | Correct Example fullURL to use the right resource base |
There were many changes to all the profiles, value sets, etc. since the last ballot. The details are listed in the section below. High level changes since the ballot are:
Key | Resolution | Summary |
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FHIR-35228 | Persuasive | PCT GFE Institutional .item, remove .item estimated DOS extension |
FHIR-34692 | Persuasive | Institutional profile - modify mapping of charge amount |
FHIR-34816 | Persuasive | Professional profile - modify mapping of charge amount |
FHIR-34928 | Persuasive with Modification | US Core Reference |
FHIR-34934 | Persuasive with Modification | Terms and concepts - Charge Master Description |
FHIR-34935 | Persuasive with Modification | Terms and concepts - Collection of Services |
FHIR-34938 | Persuasive | Systems Update |
FHIR-35207 | Persuasive with Modification | Disclaimer wording is awkward in MRI scenario |
FHIR-35234 | Persuasive | Remove section 4.4 Testing requirements |
FHIR-34925 | Persuasive | In the Coverage profile, remove Must Support from costToBeneficiary |
FHIR-34919 | Persuasive | Modify AEOB profile to add Practitioner |
FHIR-34915 | Persuasive with Modification | Require pattern for AEOB profile claim.use; add MS to claim.status |
FHIR-34904 | Persuasive | AEOB profile - remove expirationDate |
FHIR-34661 | Persuasive | Remove Must Support from Institutional.facility |
FHIR-34505 | Persuasive | Clarify wording for Claim Resource in GFE Bundle Resource |
FHIR-35236 | Persuasive | Remove inherited invariants from profile pages |
FHIR-34969 | Persuasive with Modification | stronger language in P&S section |
FHIR-34936 | Persuasive | Terms and concepts - De-identified Minimum Negotiated Rate |
FHIR-36025 | Persuasive | PCT AEOB Profile - Add PractitionerRole to provider |
FHIR-34933 | Persuasive | Terms and concepts updates - Consolidated Appropriations Act |
FHIR-34976 | Persuasive with Modification | change SHOULD to SHALL |
FHIR-34931 | Persuasive with Modification | Terms and concepts updates - Advanced EOB |
FHIR-34939 | Persuasive | Downloads |
FHIR-35230 | Persuasive | PCT GFE Professional - remove procedure:other slice |
FHIR-35274 | Persuasive | Security and Privacy section mentioning X12 |
FHIR-34791 | Persuasive with Modification | Require pattern for professional profile claim.use; add MS to claim.status |
FHIR-35357 | Persuasive | Move downloads to its own page with a menu link |
FHIR-35344 | Persuasive | Add link to GFE Submit operation in referenced Overview text |
FHIR-35340 | Persuasive | Include link to HRex IG in overview |
FHIR-35264 | Persuasive | Add link to GFE Submit operation |
FHIR-35266 | Persuasive | Define AEOB on first use on page |
FHIR-34927 | Persuasive with Modification | Update Example |
FHIR-35200 | Persuasive | All diagrams should have an identifier to make it easy to reference. |
FHIR-35170 | Persuasive with Modification | Add definition of GFE |
FHIR-34691 | Persuasive with Modification | Institutional profile - remove location extension |
FHIR-34995 | Persuasive | Clarify a single PCT GFE Bundle SHALL only contain gfe for a single patient |
FHIR-34942 | Persuasive | GFE Professional Claim .accident, constrain to locationAddress, add binding to country code |
FHIR-34941 | Persuasive | PCT GFE Institutional - .accident, constrain to locationAddress and add binding for country code |
FHIR-35102 | Persuasive with Modification | edit definition of Changemaster |
FHIR-34650 | Persuasive with Modification | Require pattern for institutional profile claim.use; add MS to claim.status |
FHIR-34980 | Persuasive | Patient Profile - remove employeeID |
FHIR-34794 | Persuasive with Modification | Define Servicing Facility reference resource as an organization, not a location |
FHIR-34984 | Persuasive with Modification | Remove PractitionerRole Profile |
FHIR-34906 | Persuasive with Modification | PCT GFE Institutional supportingInfo:typeOfBill .code |
FHIR-34983 | Persuasive | Remove the Location Profile |
FHIR-35147 | Persuasive | Remove Code Systems defined for testing purposes |
FHIR-36640 | Persuasive | Define Institutional Servicing Facility reference resource as an organization, not a location |
FHIR-35256 | Persuasive with Modification | More guidance is required for the AEOB Out of network provider info |
FHIR-35208 | Persuasive | Provide link to the CAA No Surprises legislation |
FHIR-35219 | Persuasive | PCT GFE Institutional - .careTeam:attending - PCT Practitioner only |
FHIR-34953 | Persuasive | Payer Intermediary and FHIR-X12 Translators |
FHIR-34787 | Persuasive | Move Security section to own page as a Menu item |
FHIR-34810 | Persuasive with Modification | Professional Profile: Difference between the Provider Event Methodology and the Provider GFE Grouper Methodology |
FHIR-34809 | Persuasive with Modification | Professional Profile - remove location extension |
FHIR-37632 | Not Persuasive with Modification | Make AEOB .benefitPeriod cardinality 1..1 |
FHIR-37636 | Persuasive | Add markdown datatype to disclaimer extension |
FHIR-36200 | Persuasive with Modification | AEOB - Add a String Element to contain the Description of the Provided Service |
FHIR-37625 | Persuasive with Modification | Change AEOB element short description and comments on ExplanationOfBenefit.created |
FHIR-34811 | Not Persuasive with Modification | Change GFE Billing Provider Line Item Control Number to item.sequence |
FHIR-34946 | Persuasive with Modification | use of the term "near real time" |
FHIR-35097 | Persuasive with Modification | Could payers reasonably produce an AEOB in 5 minutes? |
FHIR-34892 | Persuasive with Modification | Change terminology for 'Submitting Provider' to 'Convening Provider' |
FHIR-35233 | Persuasive | Fixed display values should not generally be required |
FHIR-35145 | Not Persuasive with Modification | Practitioner Profile - add NUCC Value Set to .qualification |
FHIR-34943 | Persuasive with Modification | Remove the Taxonomy extension from Organization |
FHIR-35262 | Persuasive | Change the use of payor to payer |
FHIR-35265 | Persuasive | Add EOB.use to explanation of predetermination |
FHIR-35268 | Persuasive | Correct wording on example regarding occurence of resource |
FHIR-36647 | Persuasive | Add missing '$' to FSH alias reference. |
FHIR-34956 | Not Persuasive with Modification | Out of Network Info |
FHIR-34792 | Persuasive | Modify .provider Reference Resource |
FHIR-34900 | Persuasive with Modification | PCT Practitioner - Add explicit identifier slice for Tax ID |
FHIR-35103 | Persuasive | rewrite in third person |
FHIR-35263 | Persuasive | Update the the finally published version of HRex |
FHIR-36198 | Persuasive | PCT Coverage - check to ensure is based on HRex - Missing Group Slice in IG |
FHIR-37653 | Persuasive | Align PCT Coverage with HRex 1.0.0 Coverage |
FHIR-35326 | Persuasive with Modification | Update Overview to better reflect the workflow |
FHIR-34951 | Persuasive with Modification | Stronger language as to why Provider SHOULD also receive AEOB |
FHIR-34954 | Persuasive with Modification | Overview Flow |
FHIR-34947 | Persuasive with Modification | should state the close relationship between GFEs/AEOBs and X12 claims/ERAs |
FHIR-35328 | Persuasive | Change overview language regarding X12 |
FHIR-35322 | Persuasive with Modification | Institutional profile - supportingInfo:typeOfBill update |
FHIR-35240 | Not Persuasive with Modification | Remove Organization.identfier ccn as MS element |
FHIR-34944 | Not Persuasive with Modification | In the Organization profile, update the ccn identifier description |
FHIR-34979 | Persuasive with Modification | Organization Profile - add payer id and NAIC identifiers |
FHIR-34937 | Persuasive | References to CAA |
FHIR-34924 | Persuasive with Modification | Reference to X12 |
FHIR-35104 | Persuasive with Modification | Advanced EOB Response to Provider(s) Must Be Optional |
FHIR-35056 | Not Persuasive with Modification | Revise PCT Organization Type Code System |
FHIR-34982 | Not Persuasive with Modification | Practitioner Profile - update the ccn identifier description |
FHIR-34922 | Persuasive | In the Coverage profile, define slices for .class |
FHIR-35014 | Persuasive with Modification | GFE Submitter Must be Uniform Across All GFEs within a Bundle |
FHIR-35379 | Persuasive | Add invariant requiring only a single GFE submitter |
FHIR-34687 | Not Persuasive with Modification | Institutional Profile - add estimated admission period |
FHIR-34666 | Persuasive with Modification | Define DRG as .supportingInfo on Institutional Profile |
FHIR-35330 | Persuasive | Correct overview wording using IG name |
FHIR-35202 | Persuasive | "Must Support" is not defined in this IG and it has to be since it is applied to several of the Resources |
FHIR-34945 | Persuasive with Modification | Organization Profile - delete tin identifier |
FHIR-38766 | Persuasive | Remove MS from AEOB.item.revenue |
FHIR-35237 | Persuasive | FHIR US Core 3.1 is required for providers/payers to support adjacent ONC/CMS regulation |
FHIR-38125 | Persuasive | Remove Must Support from PreAuthRef |
FHIR-35294 | Not Persuasive with Modification | Coverage Profile - modify .subscriber Reference resource |
FHIR-34990 | Not Persuasive with Modification | Define RelatedPerson Profile |
FHIR-35216 | Persuasive with Modification | AEOB Item links to GFE |
FHIR-34920 | Persuasive | On the AEOB profile, remove requirement for net; add requirement for adjudication |
FHIR-37934 | Persuasive | Make type of bill on institutional supportinginfo cardinality 1..1 |
FHIR-35108 | Persuasive with Modification | which x12 specifications? |
FHIR-36761 | Persuasive | Institutional GFE - Chg procedure:primary to procedure:principal, modify definition |
FHIR-35243 | Not Persuasive with Modification | Add relatedPerson to Subscriber reference types |
FHIR-35217 | Not Persuasive with Modification | Updating / Cancelling AEOB Request |
FHIR-37516 | Persuasive with Modification | Change careTeam:rendering slice on Institutional GFE to only be a Human (not Organization) |
FHIR-35095 | Persuasive | Utilize Distinct FHIR Profiles for Professional and Institutional Claims |
FHIR-38126 | Persuasive | Add Disclaimer extension to GFEs |
FHIR-34948 | Persuasive | Make a stronger case as to why FHIR is the best |
FHIR-35254 | Not Persuasive with Modification | compoundDrugLinkingNum needs more guidance |
FHIR-34905 | Persuasive with Modification | PCT GFE Professional - Create identifier slices rather than extensions |
FHIR-35246 | Persuasive with Modification | Create slices on identifier instead of creating extensions |
FHIR-35258 | Persuasive with Modification | Require type and subtype in AEOB |
FHIR-34903 | Persuasive with Modification | PCT GFE Institutional - Identifiers. Add slices to .identifier rather than creating extensions |
FHIR-35319 | Persuasive with Modification | Institutional Profile - define Point of Origin, Admission Type and Discharge Status |
FHIR-37720 | Persuasive with Modification | Add the extension gfeProviderAssignedIdentifier to the AEOB Profile. (at the header level) |
FHIR-34897 | Not Persuasive with Modification | PCT Practitioner - remove endpoint extension add slice on contact |
FHIR-36193 | Not Persuasive with Modification | Plan or Coverage Entity Name and GFE Plan or Coverage Payer Name appear to be the same |
FHIR-34901 | Persuasive with Modification | Institutional profile - define careTeamSequence |
FHIR-34955 | Persuasive with Modification | Network status in advanced EOB profile |
FHIR-35069 | Persuasive with Modification | Professional profile - update careTeam |
FHIR-35057 | Persuasive with Modification | Institutional profile - add diagnosis slice, add invariants |
FHIR-35249 | Persuasive with Modification | More clearly define the purpose and constraints of ProviderEventMethodology |
FHIR-35273 | Persuasive | Provide means to declare an in or out of network/coverage status for AEOB |
FHIR-35272 | Persuasive with Modification | Provide a means to specify a denial reason in AEOB |
FHIR-35222 | Persuasive with Modification | PCT GFE Institutional - Claim.CareTeam:operating - PCT Practitioner, fix NUCC |
FHIR-35261 | Persuasive | Make Conformance statement verbs in bold format |
FHIR-38644 | Persuasive with Modification | Add provider descriptions for patients to both encounter and claim level |
FHIR-37581 | Persuasive with Modification | Add clarifying comment to processNote with best practice for patient information |
FHIR-38840 | Persuasive with Modification | Allow GFE Submitter to be Practitioner in Institutional GFE |
FHIR-35088 | Persuasive with Modification | Institutional and Professional profiles - NDC mapping and Value Set |
FHIR-39416 | Persuasive with Modification | Remove disclaimer extension from AEOB and update processNote description and cardinality |
FHIR-35453 | Persuasive | Harmonize Profiles with the CARIN BB IG |
FHIR-34913 | Persuasive | Harmonize CARIN BB and PCT FHIR data element mapping and Value Sets |
FHIR-35238 | Persuasive | Include a CapabilityStatement |
FHIR-38842 | Persuasive with Modification | Patient should be able to search EOBs, not get Bundles |
FHIR-35063 | Persuasive with Modification | polling mechanism in question |
FHIR-34974 | Persuasive with Modification | need to better explain the need for all the workflow steps |
FHIR-35271 | Persuasive with Modification | AEOB Query should take a different approach |
FHIR-34789 | Persuasive | Rewrite to make easier to understand the API |
FHIR-34997 | Persuasive with Modification | Change who gets authentication done in AEOB request from payer |
FHIR-34914 | Persuasive with Modification | Response to gfe-submit is unclear |
FHIR-34952 | Persuasive with Modification | Process Flow Revisions |
FHIR-34940 | Persuasive with Modification | Process for Sharing Advanced EOBs with Providers |
FHIR-34533 | Persuasive with Modification | Is return type form GFE Submit Appropriate? |
FHIR-35124 | Persuasive with Modification | Use of the FHIR API for Advanced AOBs to Member Must Be Optional |
FHIR-35199 | Persuasive with Modification | Diagram in Overview seems to imply that the Patient could only get a response from an Intermediary |
FHIR-39463 | Persuasive | Remove MS from AEOB.priority |
FHIR-39465 | Persuasive | Make AEOB.insurance.coverage MS |
FHIR-35143 | Persuasive with Modification | Professional profile - modify requirement for careTeam.qualification |
FHIR-35140 | Persuasive with Modification | Institutional profile - modify requirement for careTeam.qualification |
FHIR-38771 | Persuasive with Modification | Add note in overview that this IG does not address eligibility, prior authorization, or coordination of benefits |
FHIR-34964 | Persuasive with Modification | provider web portal? |
FHIR-38127 | Persuasive | GFE profiles need to require item.net |
FHIR-35250 | Not Persuasive with Modification | Use Claim.billablePeriod instead of creating a new extension |
FHIR-34785 | Persuasive with Modification | simplify menu navigation |
FHIR-37963 | Persuasive | Redesign subjectToMedicalMgmt extension to support CodeableConcept and string |
FHIR-34786 | Persuasive with Modification | Simplify or Replace figures with tables |
FHIR-35051 | Persuasive with Modification | Modify GFE and AEOB Bundle Graphics |
FHIR-39415 | Persuasive with Modification | Add service description to AEOB header |
FHIR-34532 | Persuasive | Need example of return from gfe-submit |
FHIR-34963 | Persuasive with Modification | GFE and AEOB Bundle Graphics |
FHIR-39397 | Persuasive | Add clarity for the operation outcome when server doesn't include AEOB |
FHIR-34962 | Persuasive | GFE and AEOB Bundle Graphics |
FHIR-39346 | Persuasive | Add a slice on AEOB.identifier for unique claim id to align with CARIN, but clarify in the description that it is the payer's claim id. |
FHIR-34961 | Persuasive with Modification | Detailed Requirements Summary |
FHIR-35269 | Persuasive with Modification | Specify OperationOutcome requirements for common outcomes |
FHIR-39379 | Persuasive with Modification | Make date of service required and add search parameter |
FHIR-38770 | Persuasive | Add Operational requirement that the GFE linked in the AEOB is an exact copy of the provider submitted GFE Bundle |
FHIR-38120 | Persuasive | Add an Operational requirement about GFE stored as is as originally received and not updated. |
FHIR-38738 | Persuasive with Modification | Define assumptions about what payers must verify in the GFE |
FHIR-39380 | Persuasive | Guiding principle for repeating items in GFE in AEOB |
FHIR-38122 | Persuasive | Specify more details on the scope of the IG regarding coordination of benefits and other use cases |
FHIR-35260 | Persuasive with Modification | Add slice requirements for AEOB adjudication categories |
FHIR-38835 | Persuasive | Consider GFE Value to Indicate if Member Has Agreed to Balance Billing |
FHIR-35378 | Persuasive with Modification | Add entry slices on Bundles for expected and required resource types |
FHIR-34930 | Persuasive | Add Relationshiop Diagram |