One industry where_ EDI plays an important role is healthcare where uniform standards ensure smooth transactions between both private and government sponsored health insurance plans and the healthcare provider. These standards are mandated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a law passed in 1996 to provide standards for both automating business processing […]
New Online IT Outlet and Bookstore is your One-Stop Source for your Computing Needs
Small business owners and information technology professionals can now easily find all of their information needs at the new online computer bookstore XComPC.com. XComPC.com contains many resources IT professionals and business people need to effectively harness electronic data interchange and service oriented architecture utilities. Find instructional manuals for the latest versions of Microsoft BizTalk and […]
Online Beneficiary Management Service Latest Example of EDI Integration
Just to give you a real-world of example of electronic data interchange (EDI), First Dearborn Life Insurance Company has just announced a new system allowing employees to make their group life insurance beneficiary designations without completing a paper form. Employees will have access to the system 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Tony […]
Who Develops Standards for Electronic Data Interchange?
EDI plays a critical role in operating a business in today’s globalized economy. To facilitate the electronic exchange of business information, standards have to be developed. In the U.S., these standards are referred to as ASC-X12 and are developed by a group of the same name chartered in 1979 by the American National Standards Association. […]