Product Overview
Healthcare Data Interoperability
Connection. Collaboration. Compliance.
Activate better interoperability across your hardware, services, and applications with the Smart Trading platform. You’ll get scalability, better security, and faster sharing of information across multiple locations and workstations. Edifecs has 26 years of interoperability and IT experience to help you with building accurate and precise data connections and meeting the requirements for FHIR-based interoperability mandates. Through constant solution innovation and a managed-SaaS model, Edifecs clients are able to focus on interoperability priorities while deploying less IT infrastructure.
Meet Compliance Cost Effectively
Ensure HIPAA compliance and peace of mind knowing that your eligibility, claims status, and electronic funds transfer (EFT) transactions are reaching their final destination in a timely fashion.
Perform HIPAA and CORE validations of transactions and implement CORE-compliant connectivity protocols and authentication
Perform ongoing compliance surveillance by tracking responses/acknowledgments and their timeliness, eligibility data content errors and AAA errors, ERA and EFT re-association, and CARC/RARC errors
Gain insights with error reporting and statistics in dashboards
Perform Production-Level Testing with access to comprehensive test cases covering most of data content as well as infrastructure rules
Identify implementation gaps with access to intuitive Operating Rules dashboards
Reduce provider abrasion with better data quality
Save Money with Electronic Attachments
Enable operational efficiency, provider collaboration, and faster reimbursement times with automated and secure attachment exchange.
Link any uploaded attachment, in any format, to the correct claim or prior authorization
Integrate with backend systems and existing provider portals
Automate cross-enterprise workflows through any channel
Achieve Optimization with Digital Modernization
The Smart Trading platform can help you scale in existing markets or expand into new markets.
Award-winning toolset for specification building and QA testing
Unmatched performance to validate, transform, and process healthcare transactions
Deep insight into the healthcare transaction lifecycle for proactive interventions
Automation of cross-enterprise workflow into existing claims and clinical systems
Simplified clinical data integration and comprehensive support for interoperability standards
Leverage the Gold standard for HIPAA validation and compliance
Save time on maintaining routine processes for real-time and batch interoperability transactions
Comply with Interoperability FHIR Mandates
Enable continuous compliance with CMS FHIR mandates. Streamline and standardize the exchange of clinical and financial data between payers and providers for real-time interoperability and compliance using FHIR APIs.
Jump-start your FHIR development using the Smart Trading platform without investing significant time and resources
Share FHIR information with developers, members, and third parties in an expedient intuitive platform experience
Deploy interoperability solutions developed by professionals with nearly 50 implementations and 26 years of proven expertise in data exchange
Specifications
Attachment Management
Accelerate Claims Processing By Leveraging Electronic Claims Attachments.
With More Than 200 Million Claims Attachments Exchanged Annually And 84% Of Them Through Email, Fax, Or Web Portals—Processing Claims Can Be A Tedious, Costly, And Abrasive Process. Enable Operational Efficiency, Provider Collaboration, And Faster Reimbursement With The Secure, Automated Exchange Of Attachments. Attachment Management Integrates With Existing Backend Systems And Matches The Right Attachment To The Right Member And The Right Health Plan – Providing End-To-End Tracking And Transparency.
Cross-Enterprise Workflow
Review internal workflow with dashboard visibility
Scale provider onboarding with bulk load
Support solicited and unsolicited modes
Receive attachment receipts and email notifications
Resolve problems proactively through task transparency
Deep System Integration
Integrate with existing document management systems
Collect medical documentation using any channel
Route to existing backend systems
Scale to meet emerging business initiatives
Optimize claim adjudication, risk adjustment, and quality metrics
Secure, Automated Exchange
Request and exchange attachments electronically through multiple communication channels
Link the provider response to the claim
Support member requests for information
Receive responses directly or through a portal
Meet FHIR “safe harbor” and emerging standards.
Operating Rules
Achieve And Maintain Operating Rules Compliance
The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act (ACA) Mandated That Health Plans Comply With A Series Of Operating Rules Requirements For Administrative Simplification. Non-Compliance Can Result In Substantial Financial Penalties. Edifecs Operating Rules Solution Is A Comprehensive Offering That Provides Health Plans With A Technology Framework To Meet, Monitor, And Report Compliance For Certification With The Department Of Health And Human Services. It Also Enables You To Manage Transaction Workflows For All Phases And Is The Only Authorized Solution For CAQH CORE Certification.
Analysis and Assessment
Conduct business process and gap assessments for implementation
Identify current performance levels and gaps requiring remediation
Receive recommended project tasks and participate in critical path activities from analysis and certification, to extended testing, ongoing implementation, and monitoring of the Operating Rules.
Ongoing Surveillance to Track Operating Rule Compliance
View executive-level dashboards for visibility into overall compliance levels in accordance with reporting and documentation requirements
Gain access to interactive detailed dashboards for compliance levels, including response time SLAs, transactions and acknowledgments balancing, AAA Error reporting, 271 data content validation, and more
Receive business alerts and notifications to facilitate timely compliance review and action.
Production Level Testing to Identify Implementation Gaps
Perform production level testing
Access comprehensive test cases covering most of data content and infrastructure
Ensure adequate coverage and completeness of test plans
Access intuitive dashboards to identify gaps and errors.
SpecBuilder
Simplify Transaction Specifications With A Professional-Grade Toolkit
Building Accurate And Precise Data Connections Enables Compliance With HIPAA And Operating Rules Mandates, Enforces Business Policies, Enhances Operational Efficiency, And Protects Mission Critical Systems From Failure. Simplify And Accelerate Authoring, Testing And Publishing Specifications And Processing Maps For Transaction Processing With SpecBuilder—An Integrated And Easy-To-Use Specifications Toolkit.
Comprehensive Compliance Capabilities
Achieve compliance with predefined HIPAA, HL7, NCPDP and other guidelines
Define and test transaction with a rich, integrated, visual environment
Enhance data governance and enforce policy with custom business rules
Build test cases for compliance using internal and partner data files
Support validation and data transformation between standard and proprietary files
Intuitive Editor and Extensive Library
Access and use 30,000 pre-built templates
Build maps using standard and proprietary formats or batch files
Reverse engineer specifications from data files
Import and export specifications and data efficiently
More Visibility, Better Data Management
Understand the impact of change and partner errors with integrated reporting
Highlight differences in data files before and after system changes
Create and customize test data from production data
Gain business insights directly from transaction data
Seamless Trading Partner Integration
Share user notes and comments about specifications
Publish guidelines, maps and data files in various formats
De-identify data to protect PHI when sharing with partners
Test partner data files against implementation guidelines.
Transaction Management
Gain End-To-End Visibility And Insight Into The Entire Lifecycle Of Healthcare Transactions
Every Day, Healthcare Generates More And More Data. This Data Must Be Collected And Archived To Comply With HIPAA Regulations. For Many Health Plans And Providers, The Amount Of Data Is Staggering. Transaction Management Correlates Clinical And Administrative Data, Provides Real-Time Visibility Into Transactions, And Enables Self-Service Functionality.
Data Quality Monitoring
Report partner and channel activity and data quality trends compared to norms
Increase automation rates with deep data quality monitoring and what-if analysis
Configure workflow and escalations to correct transactions before they’re transmitted
Get alerts when service-level exceptions occur
Leverage granular role-based control to secure transactions and views
Real-Time Visibility
Receive business-friendly views easily consumed by non-EDI staff
Detect abnormal processing and data patterns with audit and research tools
Access archived data quickly and easily
Track service-level agreements and processing to comply with CAQH CORE response times
Reduce the need for service experts with powerful search functionality
Smart Data Correlations
Organize results based on information need, time, and type of data with rich filters
Report key metrics by type and partner
Uses a timeline view to visually explore data associated with episodes of care and claims.
XEngine Server
Automate And Optimize Data Exchange Across The Care Continuum.
More Than Ever, There’s An Increasing Need For The Real-Time Exchange Of Data Between Organizations. The Effective Exchange Of Information—Whether Administrative Or Clinical—Is Foundational To Core Business Processes, Compliance, And Value-Based Payment Models. XEngine Server Facilitates The Exchange Of Information At Specific Points In The Care Continuum, Interacts With A Variety Of Existing Information Systems, And Consolidates Transaction Streams Leveraging A Unified Gateway.
Automated Performance Management
Detect and notify message backlogs, peak loads, and low volumes by partner, time period, and more
Ensure process completeness and prevent costly rework
Monitor activity outside the expected minimum or maximum range
Address potential issues with customizable alerts and notifications
High-Quality Data Exchange
Integrate clinical and administrative data into a unified front-end system
Catch errors early and prevent failures in downstream systems to increase the first-pass rate
Validate data elements against more than 60+ code sets
Connect via more than 30 industry protocols and exchange methods
Identify and track problematic behavior to resolve issues quickly
Real-Time & Batch Interoperability
Automate management of control functions
Ensure compliance with healthcare mandates, state regulations, and enterprise guidelines
Consolidate disparate channels into a single, unified front-end system
Transmit outbound batches automatically based on schedule, volume, or custom criteria
Automate message processing and routing rules to reliably deliver clean data.
XEngine Server For FHIR
Enable Healthcare Interoperability With FHIR APIs
The Evolution Of Healthcare Consumerism, And CMS Mandates, Has Accelerated The Need For Patients To Access Their Personal Health Information Anytime From Anywhere. XEngine Server For FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) Streamlines And Standardizes The Exchange Of Clinical And Financial Data Between Health Plans And Providers, Ensuring Real-Time Interoperability And Compliance.
Bi-Directional Integration
Integrate between FHIR and existing back-end systems and workflows
Adopt FHIR standards quickly with basic or no prior experience
Extend the capacity of existing systems, clinical repositories with FHIR to any partner
Aggregate HL7 transactions to trigger timely interventions at the point of care
Simple Platform Experience
Configure the experience to fit your organizational needs without compromising compliance
Engage members with access to resources and apps
Enable third-party ease of access and compliance with value-add features
Get a hosted solution with Zero technology footprint
Provide outstanding level of customer service with business friendly views of FHIR data
Standardized FHIR APIs
Support value-based care initiatives through Da Vinci Project use cases and FHIR Resources
Access standards database with out-of-the-box guidelines for HL7 FHIR (DSTU 3 and higher)
Jump-start the development of FHIR-based projects with proven technology
Decrease time to market by leveraging the flexibility and ease of FHIR
Get pre-built FHIR maps between other industry standards.
XProcess Management
Improve Efficiencies, Reduce Costly Errors, And Grow Your Business.
Health Plans Have Extremely Complex Processes Involving Multiple Systems Making It Difficult To Locate A Single File At Any Point In The Process And Determine Its Status. This Lack Of Visibility Directly Contributes To Process Delays, Unreimbursed Encounters, Breaches Of Vendor Service-Level Agreements, Broken Continuity Of Care, And Disrupted Enrollment. XProcess Management Is A Healthcare-Focused Business Process Management Solution That Enables Greater Insight Into Processes And Leverages Results To Sharpen Your Competitive Edge And Accelerate Business.
Critical Business Insights
Reduce the number of unreimbursed encounters by identifying and fixing errors early
Identify financial penalties incurred and correlate them back to specific errors
Optimize claims-to-encounters ratio
Visualize your data across all your processes simultaneously
Resolve process delays associated with inefficiencies or bottlenecks
End-to-End Visibility
Identify complex processes that need to be simplified and streamlined
Confirm that gaps in care are closed without having to chase down charts
Receive real-time notifications of errors and rule violations
Gain visibility into external systems and their impact on bottom line
User Friendly Experience
Ensure enterprise-wide service-level agreement compliance by closely monitoring performance
Save time searching for missing patient information
Avoid “black-hole syndrome” where data is held up in between two systems
Receive events from any third-party system (REST/XML or via proxy channels).