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Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Integrated Federal Employees’ Compensation System. November 28, 2007. Electronic CA-1 and CA-2 and EDI. What is EDI? Why EDI? Where is EDI Used? Electronic CA-1 and CA-2 The OWCP Implementation Convention (IC)
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Electronic Data Interchange(EDI) Integrated Federal Employees’ Compensation System November 28, 2007
Electronic CA-1 and CA-2 and EDI • What is EDI? • Why EDI? • Where is EDI Used? • Electronic CA-1 and CA-2 • The OWCP Implementation Convention (IC) • The OWCP Electronic Case Create System Overview • Some Third Party Service Agencies • Comments/Questions? Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
What is EDI? • EDI is the computer-to-computer exchange of business documents. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Why EDI? • Data accuracy – No manual re-keying of data. • Faster processing times, easy to implement and easy to maintain. • Case number notification within 48 hours. • No need to mail or fax CA1/CA2 forms to OWCP. • Cost savings Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Electronic CA-1 and CA-2 EDI, the computer-to-computer exchange of CA1/CA2 for a case numberallows for OWCP to: Transmits EDI Case data today responds with an EDI case number 24-48 hours later Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
The OWCP Implementation Convention (IC) • The participating agency is provided with copies of the OWCP Implementation Convention (IC) which contains guidelines for the following transaction data sets: • 148 is used to submit the Federal Workers’ Compensation report of Injury and/or illness (CA1/CA2) • 824 is used to return the Case Number assigned to each 148 report. • 997 is used to acknowledge receipt of the 148 and 824 • Depending on any error that may occur it will be return to the submitting agency inside the one of the following transaction data sets: • 824 Failure to comply with the 148 IC. • 997 Failure to comply with the standard syntax. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
The OWCP Electronic Case Create System Overview Agency OWCP Step 1 Sends 148 CA-1/CA-2 Agency OWCP Step 2 Acknowledges Receipt 997 Agency OWCP Step 3 Sends 824 Case Number Agency OWCP Step 4 Acknowledges Receipt 997 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
SomeThird Party Service Agencies • U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Rocco DiFronzo 512-326-6695 rocco.difronzo@mail.va.gov • U.S. Department of Transportation Margaret Ike and Steve Michaliscka 405-0954-0801 • Department of Defense John Wyatt 703-696-1228 john.wyatt@cpms.osd.mil Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Comments/Questions? Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)