Correcting Transaction Data for HIPAA

These procedures tells how to correct transaction data

To correct transaction data

Access Benefit Transactions (BN53.1). Most of these fields are display only. These fields can be changed to correct the transaction data:
Status

A status of Active means that the record has not been extracted for transmit. Transmitted means that is has.

You can change the status to On Hold to prevent a record from being included in the extract until the status is changed back to Active.

Reason

You can select a different reason and change the record if needed.

Member ID

Type a member ID number to be used in the EDI transaction file. The Social Security number is be used as a default, but the user may override that by selecting Employee Number.

Sequence Number

This is the sequence number of the transaction. This will eliminate any confusion should multiple transactions be entered for the same benefit on the same date. (Display only)

Emp/Ret

If you are adding a record, this flag tells the system which file to use to validate that a corresponding benefit record exists.

Valid values are Employee, COBRA, and Retiree.