The ISA/IEA are transmission "envelopes". Within the envelope there can be one or more transactions. The transactions can be off different types. For the 837, a transaction can contain up to 5,000 claims. So this means you could receive three 837 transactions, a 276 transaction, a 270 transaction, and a 997 transaction within the same envelope from say, a clearinghouse.
The 997 is a non-required companion transaction. It is common business practice to use it, however. There is also a TA1 transaction to reject really bad or miss routed transmissions and a discussion is ongoing regarding the use of the 824 to handle HIPAA compliance rejects. Robert Barclay EDS - Wisconsin Medicaid HIPAA Team [EMAIL PROTECTED] (608) 221-4746 x3323 >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/24/01 10:04AM >>> Well, I thought I was beginning to understand transactions when I ran across the ISA/ISE set. It appears, from what I read, that this wraps all transaction sets so that, for instance, a set of 837 transactions will begin with an ISA record and end with an ISE record. Is this true? Also, although the 997 appears not to be mandatory, it sure is useful. Are all/most receivers going to implement this? Thanks, Bob Robert E. Warner Department of Human Services 3520 W. Oxford Ave Denver, CO 80236 Phone - (303)866-7301 E-mail - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************************************************************** To be removed from this list, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that it may take up to 72 hours to process your request. ********************************************************************** To be removed from this list, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that it may take up to 72 hours to process your request.
