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 l Accelerate the X12 process l Expand the scope of EDI l 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