South Carolina BlueCross to Receive National Technology Recognition.COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange WEDI, pronounced "wee dee" is a not-for-profit user group in the United States for users of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) in public and private healthcare. The organization is sometimes referred to by other names that include some or all of the words: (WEDI WEDI Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange ) has selected BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina as the winner of its annual Leadership in Technology award. WEDI is a broad-based, healthcare industry association headquartered in Reston, Va. that advises the federal government on healthcare technology issues. BlueCross will be given the award at the WEDI Fall Conference scheduled for November 6-9 in Phoenix, Ariz. The company is one of two organizations that will receive the award. In addition to the company being honored, BlueCross BlueShield Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, ) program director, Jim Daley, will be given one of the WEDI Awards of Merit. Both awards are given to recognize exemplary efforts to advance electronic data interchange See EDI. (application, communications) electronic data interchange - (EDI) The exchange of standardised document forms between computer systems for business use. EDI is part of electronic commerce. and e-commerce technology in healthcare. "BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is applying technology in real day scenarios and demonstrates actual value in the technology they've developed," said James A. Schuping, WEDI executive vice president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "We are pleased to recognize the company for its efforts and Jim Daley for his many contributions made in support of WEDI's mission and overall activities." Daley has served on the WEDI board of directors for several terms, is past vice chair of planning and operations and has led industry advisory groups on topics such as ICD-10 and HIPAA. WEDI is recognizing BlueCross for development of self-service on its Web site, healthcare swipe card technology used in doctor's offices, and real-time claims processing. Besides providing health insurance to South Carolinians, BlueCross provides business process outsourcing Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain its position in and application service provider services to other insurance companies and serves Medicare and TRICARE health plans. Headquartered in Columbia, S.C., BlueCross Blue Shield of South Carolina (www.SouthCarolinaBlues.com) is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
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