Sending and Receiving EDI Files (Via HTTPS)

Sending and Receiving EDI Files To/From HMSA EDI Center Via HTTPS

Sending and Receiving EDI Files to/from the HMSA EDI Center requires using Tumbleweed SecureTransport which supports standard binary file transfers. Make sure to use the HIPAA X12 formats when sending and receiving EDI Files to/from the HMSA EDI Center. The file may be compressed using the gzip file compressor.

Sending Files Via HTTPS

1. Log into the Tumbleweed Secure Transport server. The system will prompt you for a login ID and a password.
2. Click on the “Browse” button and locate the file that you want to send on your system. Make sure the file is named correctly before sending.
3. Once the file has been selected, click on the “Upload File” to being the transfer.
4. The file will be processed immediately and will not be visible once it is processed. Submitting a file again may result in “duplicate file” errors.
5. Logout by clicking on the “Logout” button located on the upper right hand side of the screen.

Receiving Files Via HTTPS

1. Log into the Tumbleweed Secure Transport server. The system will prompt you for a login ID and a password.
2. Select the file you want to download by clicking on link that contains the file name. The system will prompt you to Open, Save or Cancel. Select the “Save” option and begin the download.
3. After the transfer, you should see the file in the directory of your local hard drive. Check the file size to verify the complete file was transferred.
4. Logout by clicking on the “Logout” button located on the upper right hand side of the screen.

Acknowledgment File

The Acknowledgment file (also known as the 999) verifies that the HMSA EDI Center has received your transmission file and it is properly formatted according to the X12 standards. The file will be available the same business day the transmission was completed. It is accessed after ‘logging’ into the HMSA EDI Center system.  The acknowledgment file’s sole purpose is to state whether your transmission was valid or erroneous – this is not a guarantee that your claims have successfully been processed. Claims rejected by HMSA business edits will be reflected in the “Claims Rejected to Provider” report.

Each transmission to HMSA should have a unique Interchange Control Number (ISA13). HMSA will use this number to determine if it is a duplicate file. If the Interchange Control Number has been previously used, the system will reject the file even if the content of the file is different from the previous file. The speed of the response depends on the number of claims that were submitted and the amount of processing being performed at the time your file is submitted. After you have received your 999, you can type “exit” to logout of the HMSA EDI Center. If you did not receive a 999, and are concerned about whether HMSA has received your file, feel free to contact ETS.