Bulletin: July 3, 2006

Quadax Receives Full EHNAC Accreditation

By: Marketing/Communications Manager

Quadax is pleased to announce that its EDI clearinghouse unit, EDI Services, has received full accreditation by the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC).  This distinction reflects the corporate commitment to excellence that has brought Quadax success and recognition in the industry through more than thirty years.

“We are pleased and very proud to be recognized by our peers for excellence in the clearinghouse industry,” says Tom Kish, CEO of EDI Services at Quadax.  “The process culminating in EHNAC accreditation is a rigorous and comprehensive review of the capabilities and procedures developed and operational in our organization. There is no question that certification to standards such as EHNAC will be absolutely essential to compete for business in the future. This achievement positions us among the best in our business.”   

About EHNAC

EHNAC is an independent, not-for-profit accrediting agency that provides independent peer evaluation of an organization's ability to perform at industry-established levels.

EHNAC's function is to promote administrative simplification and cost savings in the healthcare industry and to provide the healthcare transaction industry with an independent capability to develop industry standards, known as EHNAC Criteria.  The mission of EHNAC is to promote standards, quality service, innovation, cooperation and open competition within the healthcare EDI industry.

• Establishes minimum criteria for industry self-regulation
• Encourages firms in the industry to improve performance
• Facilitates open market access and competition ("open access" referring to acceptance of transactions from any source or routing)
• Fosters consistency in transmitted information
• Enhances customer service and satisfaction. ("Customers" include providers, payers, intermediaries and third parties.)

The EHNAC Commission seeks to accredit entities that send or receive HIPAA regulated transactions, or that transport or process EDI transactions between two or more trading partners in the healthcare community.  These entities include, but are not limited to, clearinghouses, transactions processors, value-added networks (VANs), payers, providers and provider management organizations.

Lee Barrett, executive director of EHNAC said of Quadax, Incorporated: "Today Quadax joins a select group of clearinghouses that have demonstrated to independent third party evaluators their ability to deliver their services consistent with the only standards in the industry that measure the overall business practices of a clearinghouse."