CEDI News: Network Service Vendor Requirement Reminder

Network Service Vendor Requirement Reminder

Please stop and read the following:

If you are currently accessing the National Government Services Common Electronic Data Interchange (CEDI) Gateway via one of the approved Network Service Vendors (NSVs), please ignore this message.

If you are not using an NSV to connect to the CEDI Gateway, please read this important message that will impact your ability to submit your electronic transactions.

In response to concerns with the security of existing direct dial-up and Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) File Transfer Protocol (FTP) service, National Government Services is eliminating the direct dial-up options and is requiring the use of a NSV for access to the CEDI Gateway.

Reminder - Beginning November 1, 2010, all new CEDI Trading Partners being setup with CEDI are required to connect to the CEDI Gateway via an NSV.

Beginning May 1, 2011, the direct dial-up connections and protocols to the CEDI Gateway will no longer be supported.

NSVs provide a variety of connectivity options including internet, Secure FTP, and dial-up service should a trading partner wish to continue with the dial-up option. In addition to the added security, NSVs offer faster and more reliable connections than the direct dial-up methods. This connectivity solution aligns our Trading Partner community with CMS direction for connectivity to the Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractors (DME MACs) for online Claim Status Inquiry (CSI) access and to submit 270/271 eligibility transaction to the CMS Data Center.

The National Government Services approved NSVs are listed below and can also be found on our Web site: www.NGSCEDI.com under Telecommunications.

ClaimShuttle Web Site: www.claimshuttle.com Phone: 602-439-2525 E-mail: info@claimshuttle.com	McKesson CareBridge Web Site: www.carebridge.net Phone: 888-663-6250
Cortex EDI, Inc. Web Site: www.CortexEDI.com Customer Service: 800-485-5977	MedXpress Web Site: http://www.medxpressclaims.com/ Phone: 877-624-3250
ECC Technologies Web Site: http://www.ecctec.com/ Phone: 585-377-1850	Nebo Systems, Inc. Web Site: http://www.nebo.com/ Phone: 630-916-8818
IVANS Web Site: http://www.ivans.com/ Phone: 800-548-2690	VisionShare Web Site: http://www.visionshareinc.com/ Phone: 888-895-2649/612-460-4327

This implementation does not eliminate the PC-ACE Pro32 software product nor the CEDI Help Desk’s support of the PC-ACE Pro32 software. We encourage you to begin your research with our NSVs as quickly as possible to ensure your transition is completed with no disruption of service.

Please contact the National Government Services CEDI Help Desk at ngs.cedihelpdesk@wellpoint.com or 866-311-9184 if you have any additional questions regarding this initiative.

Post Date 02/03/11

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