Part of the MedTranDirect Electronic Claims Processing suite. MedTranDirect is the premier HIPAA compliant electronic claim system offered by MedTranDirect, Inc. All MedTranDirect products are designed to securely transmit and receive HIPAA ANSI X12N formatted data with government (Medicare & Medicaid) and commercial agencies.

HIPAA Compliant Electronic Billing Status Inquiry

277Direct is a Electronic Billing Status Inquiry System that allows clients to obtain completely automated information on the status of all their electronic billing and uniform confirmation reports on electronic billing transmissions. It is accessible through 837Direct.

The Impact of the 277: For the first time, clients can obtain completely automated information on the status of all of their electronic billing and uniform confirmation reports on electronic billing transmissions. For the payers that are HIPAA compliant, this will dramatically reduce clients AR days and FTEs for these tasks. 277Direct provides advantages such as:

• No more phone calls and manual notes
• Completely automated with HIPAA compliant payers
• Standardized electronic billing status codes from all payers
• Detailed confirmation reports on transmitted electronic bill batches
• Get check numbers and check dates on paid electronic bills
• Detailed status of each outstanding electronic claim
• Status history retained for each electronic bill and how long the electronic bill remained at each status
• Meets HIPAA privacy and security requirements
• Uses 837Direct to generate electronic status requests
• Easy to use Wizard to generate 276 electronic billing status requests
• 837Direct electronic billing batch transmissions can be confirmed
• Inquire on the status of any outstanding electronic claim
• Obtain detailed electronic responses at the claim and charge level
• Inquire on the status of multiple electronic billing batches