HSA 4191 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Hard Disk Drive, Wireless, American National Standards Institute
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Edi must incorporate standards and procedures so that the receiving computer will be able to interpret the output of the sending computer. American national standards institute (ansi) is a primary standard setting organization for the computer industry. Ansi x12 standards apply to edi and are used by hit product vendors and network communications providers to ensure interoperability across and between networks. Early applications of edi involved the electronic processing of health insurance claims, and claims processing remains an important role for edi. Edi has primarily become a business tool as data are routinely transferred to various components of the healthcare enterprise and to its strategic partners as well as to fulfill accrediting and regulatory requirements. Users interact with the information system at a fixed location called a workstation. Healthcare professionals deliver their expertise at the site of the patient, while interacting with the patient, they must be able to retrieve needed information and record newly acquired patient data.
