The EDI 837 processor supports the use of Multi-Instance Keyword Type Groups, given that data in the EDI data stream is structured properly.
To use Multi-Instance Keyword Type Groups with the EDI 837 processor, you must ensure that:
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Multi-Instance Keyword Type Groups have been created and assigned to the Document Type assigned to the EDI 837 process format.
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The EDI data stream is structured so that the Keyword Values that will compose an instance of the Multi-Instance Keyword Type Group appear in the correct order in the data stream.
For example:
A Multi-Instance Keyword Type Group containing Keyword Values for Patient First Name, Patient Middle Name, and Patient Last Name is assigned to the Document Type assigned to your EDI 130 process format
The EDI 130 processor knows exactly which field codes found in the data stream to map to the Patient First Name, Patient Middle Name, and Patient Last Name Keyword Values. However, in order to maintain the relationship between the Keyword Values, the field codes representing these Keyword Values must be found, in order, in the EDI data stream.
When processing an import file, the EDI 130 processor identifies the following values in the EDI data stream:
John, Quincy, Adams, Dwight, David, Eisenhower
Based on the configuration of the Multi-Instance Keyword Type Group, two complete instances are created:
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Instance 1 |
Instance 2 |
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Patient First Name |
John |
Dwight |
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Patient Middle Name |
Quincy |
David |
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Patient Last Name |
Adams |
Eisenhower |