CEDI News: Durable Medical Equipment Common Electronic Data Interchange Front End

Durable Medical Equipment Common Electronic Data Interchange Front End

National Government Services, Inc. has been awarded the Durable Medical Equipment ( DME) Common Electronic Data Interchange (CEDI) front end contract by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ( CMS). With this contract, CEDI will provide a single front end solution for the submission and retrieval of electronic transactions.

With this change, DME MAC Trading Partners (Electronic Submitters) will send all electronic claims (X12 837 and NCPDP) and 276 Claim Status Inquiry transactions to CEDI. CEDI will return all electronic front end reports directly to the submitter.

CEDI will also receive the X12N 835 Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) and 277 Claims Status Response transactions from the DME MACs and deliver them to the Trading Partner’s (Electronic Submitters) CEDI mailbox.

CEDI will be working with DME suppliers, clearinghouses, billing services and vendors to minimize any disruption to the current EDI processes. Listed below are some key dates and important information to facilitate the transition to the CEDI system.

Key Dates

February 1, 2008	The CEDI system will be in production for suppliers, billing services, clearinghouses and vendors to begin testing. NOTE: Trading Partners (Electronic Submitters) can move fully into production with CEDI before their final cutover date.
March 31, 2008	Jurisdiction A and Jurisdiction D will no longer process new requests for submitter IDs or changes to an existing ID. All new setups and changes will be done by the CEDI Enrollment Team. Details on how to get setup with the CEDI Enrollment Team will be available soon.
April 30, 2008	Jurisdiction B and Jurisdiction C will no longer process new requests for submitter IDs or changes to an existing ID. All new setups and changes will be done by the CEDI Enrollment Team. Details on how to get setup with the CEDI Enrollment Team will be available soon.
April 30, 2008	Last day for Jurisdiction A and Jurisdiction D to process EDI transactions.
May 1, 2008	All Jurisdiction A and Jurisdiction D EDI transactions will be processed by CEDI.
May 31, 2008	Last day for Jurisdiction B and Jurisdiction C to process EDI transactions.
June 1, 2008	All Jurisdiction B and Jurisdiction C EDI transactions will be processed by CEDI.

There will be a Web site dedicated to CEDI as a resource for all CEDI documentation and communication. Each DME MAC will offer a link to the CEDI Web site. In addition to the CEDI Web site, CEDI outreach materials will be distributed through each of the DME MAC Jurisdictions.

The CEDI Help Desk will provide support for Trading Partners (Electronic Submitters), vendors, clearinghouses, and billing services to resolve issues and answer questions about connectivity, receipt of files, and electronic formats. We are putting the final touches on the CEDI Help Desk phone number and email address and will notify you of these shortly.

More detailed and additional information will be provided regarding the transition to the CEDI system throughout the implementation period.

Post Date 02/01/08