Common ASN Errors That Lead to Chargebacks or Manual Receiving An Advance Ship Notice exists to let a receiving system do its job automatically — match a shipment to a purchase order, scan a label, and post the receipt without anyone touching a keyboard. When an 856 is missing a field, or that field doesn’t … Read More →
Food Supply Chain EDI: Lot Codes, Expiration Dates, Traceability, and ASN Data (Walmart’s and General Mills’ Examples) In most retail categories, a mismatched EDI field means a rejected document or a chargeback. In food, it can mean a recall team can’t find the product fast enough. That’s what makes food supply chain EDI different: lot codes, … Read More →
270/271 Eligibility Verification: Best Practices for Fewer Denials and Faster Answers Before a claim ever gets submitted, there’s a question that determines a lot of what happens next: is this patient actually covered? The 270/271 transaction pair is how that question gets answered electronically — the 270 is the eligibility inquiry a provider sends, and … Read More →
837 Claims: Common Rejection Causes and the Acknowledgment Cycle Every EDI Team Should Track The 837 is the workhorse of healthcare EDI — the HIPAA-mandated transaction that carries claim data from providers to payers. But “837” isn’t one document. It’s a family of three: 837P (Professional, for physicians and outpatient providers) 837I (Institutional, for hospitals … Read More →