FALLS CHURCH, VA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/01/09 -- The Data Interchange Standards Association (DISA), eEmergence, Inc. and Foresight Corporation announced DISAcert(SM), an online data certification service for health care representatives preparing for the transition to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12 version 5010 electronic transaction standards.

DISAcert is a fully automated, scenario-based online testing service to ensure compliance with new HIPAA 5010 transaction standards which will go into effect January 1, 2012. The turnkey program allows users simply to upload test files, while DISAcert's intelligent scenario detection manager identifies the elements being tested, provides actionable results files, and tracks progress with detailed scorecards.

"The partnership between DISA, eEmergence and Foresight delivers extensive experience and expertise to help the entire health care community prepare for the transition to the new 5010 standard with confidence, knowing that the messages they're using are compliant," said Jerry Connors, President, DISA. "This program is critically useful in payers' and providers' design, development and testing of internal systems, to prepare for the conversion to the 5010 standard."

DISAcert's comprehensive test scenarios are based on detailed condition changes from the 4010A1 to 5010 standards, as defined directly by the standards authors and industry experts. This ensures implicitly that users' systems have addressed important details leading to transaction changes.

Descriptive error messages and interpretative information presented in users' test data illustrate why transactions fail, so they can make systems adjustments with confidence and resubmit files for testing. A responsive team of industry experts provides user support for data element and transaction change interpretations. A unique KnowledgeBase service grants access to users' questions and program answers in a searchable database. At the end of testing scenarios for specific transaction types, users will receive a DISAcert "5010 Certified" icon to display on their website or collateral materials, verifying their 5010 readiness. They will also be listed in a public directory of certified users.

"DISA, eEmergence and Foresight represent an unsurpassed combination for standards definition, interpretation and transaction testing," said Robert A. Fisher, President and CEO of Foresight Corporation. "DISAcert is the most comprehensive program available for facilitating the 5010 standard transition, and will help to improve the accessibility, quality and efficiency of our health care system."

John Bock, President, eEmergence, Inc., said, "A key advantage of DISAcert is that it provides exclusive background information on reasons behind transaction element changes and descriptive error messages in users' test results."

Full program implementation is scheduled for August 2009, and will cost about half that of competitive programs. Visit www.DISAcert.org to learn about the program and special introductory pricing.

About DISA

The Data Interchange Standards Association (DISA) is home for the development of cross-industry e-business interchange standards that help individuals and organizations improve business processes, reduce costs, increase productivity and take advantage of new opportunities. DISA provides administrative and technical support to the Accredited Standards Committee. For additional information, visit www.disa.org, or call 703-970-4480.

About Foresight Corporation

Now in its 20th year, Foresight Corporation helps customers build standards-compliant networks, address mandates like HIPAA 5010, connect partners, validate transactions and secure operational efficiencies. Foresight's transaction testing, validation and visibility solutions are used by leading health care organizations to reduce administrative costs, shorten revenue cycles, and improve provider and member relations. Visit www.ForesightCorp.com, or call 888-500-0800.

About eEmergence, Inc.

eEmergence is a professional services company committed to the growth of Health Care EDI, with extensive knowledge and skills in real-world Health Care business administration. eEmergence is a respected and influential contributor towards efforts to develop and maintain HIPAA transaction standards and implementation efforts. Visit www.e-emergence.com, or call 612-850-2354.