August 2006 Newsletter

Quadax EDI Makes the Grade

By: Marketing/Communications Manager

The news was announced at the end of June…and it was good: the EDI clearinghouse unit of Quadax, EDI Services, had earned full accreditation by the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC).

EHNAC is a nationally-recognized accreditation authority for entities engaged in e-health activities of electronic healthcare transactions and management of healthcare information. It is an independent, not-for-profit accrediting agency, which grew out of the 1993 Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) Network Architecture and Accreditation Technical Advisory Group.

Accreditation by EHNAC indicates that a VAN or clearinghouse has met or exceeded EHNAC’s performance criteria for EDI—a combination of speed, accuracy, and data integrity. The process of accreditation for an organization approved for candidacy begins with the Self-Assessment phase, through which the organization gathers documentation supporting compliance with more than one hundred performance standards in five categories. Additional steps include a Site Visit, Report of Findings by Site Visitor, a review of all documentation, and a vote by the Commission.

Overall, the entire process was a rewarding one for EDI Services. Putting all of our business practices under a microscope is, unfortunately, not an exercise we often have time to engage in. This process gave us that opportunity, and the results affirmed what we have been saying all along: we have an incredibly dedicated, intelligent group of people through whose innovative spirit and expertise Quadax is able to maintain a standard of excellence in every facet of our operation.

But the greatest benefit of the process goes to you, our Quadax clients.

As time goes on, it’s clear that the industry certifications will be increasingly important for successful enterprises in the healthcare transaction marketplace. However, we don’t believe in certification for certification’s sake; our goal, as always, is to bring value to organizations in the healthcare industry through innovative business solutions built on superior technology, enhanced with excellent service. When a certification or accreditation process can help us move farther along that course, by helping us identify benchmarks, refine protocols, and build a strategic framework for continuing to meet performance standards, its value transcends the stamp of approval we display.