EDI Standards and Protocols 5

Question 1

What is the X12 835 transaction set used for?

Accepted Answer

Health Care Claim Payment/Advice

Answer

Health Care Claim

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Eligibility Inquiry

Answer

Claim Status Request

Question 2

In EDIFACT, what does the qualifier 'ORDERS' in the UNH segment identify?

Accepted Answer

A purchase order message type

Answer

An authorization order

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An ordered list of segments

Answer

A directive from the UN standards body

Question 3

What does 'envelope' refer to in EDI terminology?

Accepted Answer

Wrapper segments that group and identify EDI content

Answer

The physical media carrying EDI data tapes

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The email attachment containing EDI files

Answer

A proprietary encryption container

Question 4

What is the purpose of the BEG segment in an X12 850 Purchase Order?

Accepted Answer

Beginning Segment identifying the PO type, number, and date

Answer

Buyer Entity Group for routing

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Basic Encoding Group for character sets

Answer

Billing and Exchange Gateway

Question 5

Which organization maintains the X12 EDI standards in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Accredited Standards Committee X12 (ASC X12)

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ISO

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GS1 US

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ANSI directly

Question 6

What is a 'Value Added Network' (VAN) in EDI?

Accepted Answer

A private secure network offering mailbox-based EDI transmission services

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A software that adds value by validating EDI syntax

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A government network for B2G EDI compliance

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An encryption layer added to raw EDI data

Question 7

In EDI X12, the IEA segment serves what function?

Accepted Answer

Interchange Control Trailer closing the ISA envelope

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Identifies the EDI application version

Answer

Internal Error Analysis report

Answer

Item Element Array header