DME
MAC Jurisdiction C Site LinksApril 2, 2008
DME MAC PC-Ace Pro32 Users must transition to CEDI
All DME MAC electronic Trading Partners (submitters) must begin sending to the new National Government Services Common Electronic Data Interchange (CEDI) front end. Jurisdictions A and D must be transitioned by May 1, 2008 and Jurisdictions B and C must be transitioned by June 1, 2008. CEDI and the DME MACs strongly encourage all electronic Trading Partners to transition to CEDI prior to the cutover dates listed above.
All PC-Ace Pro32 Users must complete the following instructions to communicate with CEDI.
- Visit the CEDI Web site at www.ngscedi.com, go to "Telecommunications" and download the Asynchronous Communication Manual.
- Contact the CEDI Help Desk at 866-311-9184 or via e-mail at NGS.CEDIHelpdesk@wellpoint.com to obtain the CEDI phone number and your password.
- Follow the instructions in the Asynchronous Communication Manual to change the dial-in phone number to the CEDI phone number obtained from the CEDI Help Desk.
- Follow the instructions in the manual to dial, login, connect and begin sending and receiving files with CEDI.
If you experience any problems, updating your PC-Ace Pro32 communications
or if you have any questions, contact the CEDI Help Desk at:
ngs.cedihelpdesk@wellpoint.com
- OR -
866-311-9184
The CEDI Help Desk is available from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (ET) Monday through Friday.
Once the PC-Ace Updates are made, electronic submitters using this software will become a CEDI Production Submitter. As a CEDI Production Submitter, PC-Ace Pro32 users can submit all DME MAC claims for all Jurisdictions to CEDI. Electronic Front End Reports for claims submitted to any DME MAC Jurisdiction will be available through the CEDI connection with the updated PC-Ace Pro32 software. Electronic submitters using this software will not have to dial in separately with each Jurisdiction to send or receive electronic data. If you are currently setup to receive Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA), you will also dial in to CEDI to receive these files.
CEDI Production Submitters
National Government Services’ CEDI and the DME MACs EDI departments are coordinating to ensure that electronic submitters successfully submitting electronic claims to the CEDI are no longer submitting electronic claims to other DME MACs EDI front end systems. National Government Services CEDI is providing daily lists of CEDI production submitters to the DME MAC EDI departments. The DME MAC EDI departments are then deactivating those Submitter IDs. This meansthat once a Trading Partner (submitter) is approved to submit production claims to CEDI, they will no longer be authorized to submit DME claims to any of the DME MACs.
Trading Partners (submitters) who have submitted production claims to CEDI must submit any additional EDI materials and requests to CEDI for processing. The DME MAC EDI departments will not process EDI materials for Trading Partners (submitters) who are in production with CEDI.
Note: CEDI will not process Claim Status Inquiry (CSI) or Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) applications. CSI and EFT will continue to be handled by the appropriate DME MAC Jurisdictions. CSI and EFT functions will not transition to CEDI.
Please direct questions regarding this notification to the CEDI Help Desk via e-mail at ngs.cedihelpdesk@wellpoint.com or by telephone at 1-866-311-9184.
