Transcript Future Vision: Perspectives of Secondary Market Leaders

Welcome to the
October 2000
Accredited Standards
Committee X12
ASC X12: Mission
Chartered by ANSI in 1979 to develop uniform
standards for inter-industry electronic interchange
of business transactions - EDI.
ASC X12 develops, maintains, interprets, publishes
and promotes the proper use of American National
& UN/EDIFACT International Electronic Data
Interchange standards.
Key Initiatives for X12 in 2000
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Accelerate the X12 process
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Expand the scope of EDI
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Collaborate to build integrated
global solutions
Accelerate in 2000
Accelerate X12 development while retaining
neutral, open, cross-industry consensus
– Formed Process Improvement Group (PIG)
• More effective X12 meetings & procedures
• Expedited X12 code addition process
• Use of Electronic balloting and DM submissions
– Initiated X12 Web Master Team
– Modifying electronic distribution & licensing of
X12 publications
Expand in 2000
Expand EDI’s definition to incorporate:
– Standardized business processes
• Formed Process Integration Task Group
• X12 J adding Process Analysis Task Group
– Enhanced electronic exchange approaches
• Coordinating X12 & XML development
• XML Task Group recommending approach to
XML for X12 Committee
• Joint efforts such as HIPAA MOU
Collaborate in 2000
Collaborate with complementary standards
initiatives to build global solutions
– Actively participate in ebXML
• Consider appointing X12 experts to ebXML
• Incorporate ebXML framework into X12 XML work
– Opportunity to create Core Components with
EDIFACT Working Group (EWG) may offer
common global building blocks
Information Forums
– Getting Started with XML
(Mon, Oct. 2, 6:30 pm - 9:00, Hyatt Ballroom B)
– Orientation & Training: X12 Design Rules
(Tues, Oct. 3, 9:00 am- 10:00, Hyatt Buckeye A)
– ebXML Core Components Update
(Tues, Oct. 3, Noon - 1:00, Hyatt Ballroom B)
Forums, Demos & Meetings
– Property & Casualty Information Forums
(Tues, Oct. 3, 9:00 am - 9:30)
– Process Integration Task Group Overview
(Wed, Oct 4, 1:00 pm - 3:00, Hyatt Ballroom B)
– Process Improvement Group (PIG)
(Wed, Oct. 4, 2:00 pm - 5:00, Mountaineer)
– X12 web site & DM submissions Demos
(Tues, Wed, Thurs, Oct 3 – 5, 11:00 – 1:00
Bearcat)
Important Dates
– Next ASC X12 Data Maintenance cut off date:
Friday, October 27
– X12 J Technical Assessment Interim Meeting
December 11 – 13, Phoenix, AZ
– Next X12 Committee Meeting
February 4 – 9, Sheraton, Seattle, WA