SWCB Pushing to Complete EDI Claims Transition by End of 2013

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefThe New York State Workers' Compensation Board (SWCB) is pushing ahead with plans to convert its paper-based claims system to Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Claims Release 3.0 format and plans to mandate full use of the new system by Dec. 31, 2013.The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) announced last week the state board will mandate the electronic filing of first reports of injury (FROI) and subsequent reports of injury (SROI) for national carriers and vendors in June 2013.IAIABC said that, unlike so...