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(05/2013)

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Medicare Part B Updates

•  Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

California, Nevada, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands Provider and Vendor Community:

Noridian Electronic Data Interchange Support Services (EDISS) would like to welcome you to Jurisdiction E (JE). EDISS is committed to working with you and your current Medicare contractor, Palmetto GBA, to ensure a seamless, transparent and efficient transition of all electronic transactions.

Who is EDISS?

EDISS is the department within Noridian responsible for electronic exchange of health care transactions with providers, billing services and clearinghouses. EDISS provides the ability to quickly and efficiently exchange healthcare information in a safe, secure, and cost effective way. Some responsibilities of EDISS include:

•  Setting up and assisting submitters with the EDI registration, testing process and production submission.

•  Educating the provider community about the EDI process and upcoming industry changes.

•  Implementing change requests issued by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

•  Developing and implementing process improvements related to all aspects of EDI.

Getting Started with EDISS

We realize that transitioning to a new contractor can sometimes be an overwhelming task. To ensure you are receiving current educational information regarding the JE implementation:

•  Subscribe to our email distribution. To subscribe, select the following link: http://www.edissweb.com/cgp/news/index.html

•  Visit our website at www.edissweb.com and add it as a favorite.

All future educational information will be sent via the EDISS email distribution and updated on the EDISS website. By subscribing to the email distribution and saving www.edissweb.com as a favorite you will be informed of important information during the implementation.

What’s Next:

In the upcoming weeks we will provide detailed education regarding key components of the following Noridian EDI process:

•  EDISS registration process and transaction selection

•  Process of vendor selection

•  Connectivity options to Noridian

•  EDISS supported software (PC-ACE Pro32, M-REP, PC-PRINT)

•  EDISS testing process (Optional but strongly encouraged)

•  Go Live dates

•  EDISS X12 acknowledgement flow

For your convenience, the chart below contains various ways to contact/reach out to Noridian EDISS along with our hours of operation.

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