Re: EDIINT and HIPAA

[pbyrne@xxxxxxx]

Greetings from Pennsylvania.  For what it is worth, the regulated electric
utilities in PA exchange X12 EDI data with energy suppliers using the "old" GISB
method; i.e. X12 EDI transactions encrypted with PGP and transported via
batch-mode HTTP POST method.  The transaction volume averages in excess of one
million EDI transactions per month.

Many of the utilities have already declared their intention to migrate to
AS2-compliant GISB as soon as the software is commercially available.

The GISB method, whether "old" or AS2-compliant, is content neutral.  It will
transport data of any size, shape, color, or flavor, whether X12, HL7, or any
other.  In addition, it supports unattended, batch processing (which is how my
company uses it).

Hope this helps.

Pete Byrne
GPU Energy EC/EDI
and
Chair, Utility Industry Group






Gunther Schadow <gunther@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on 11/02/2000 11:12:44 AM
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
 To:      dick@xxxxxxxx                                       
                                                              
 cc:      Rik Drummond <rvd2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Kepa Zubeldia 
          <Kepa.Zubeldia@xxxxxxxxxxx>, CLEM                   
          <clem@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Gary Crough              
          <gcrough@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Beth Morrow          
          <Beth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "David@Drummondgroup.     
          Com" <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, GISB1@xxxxxxx,      
          ietf-ediint@xxxxxxx(bcc: Pete Byrne)                
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
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Dick,

I appreciate your warning. Please me (and others) understand ...

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regards
-Gunther