Can I use my existing card reader device to access the ProviderOne eligibility information by swiping the ProviderOne Services card rather than buying a new device?
• The ProviderOne Services cards utilize a single track format for data encoding that is fairly standard and is readable by the majority of commercially available modern card readers. However, in order to interpret the data encoded on the ProviderOne Services cards, your existing readers may require software updates from your existing device vendors to obtain interoperability with the network used by ProviderOne. • If your device is not the VeriFone model VeriFone Vx510 or VeriFone Vx510 IP, the amount of work required to get your existing device vendor to send the eligibility transaction would be cost prohibitive versus purchasing a recommended device. If MedData were to push programming to an existing device, it could potentially overwrite their current configuration. • Providers that use a terminal supported by other clearinghouses such as MediFax/Emdeon, Provider Advantage, MedAvant or other vendors will need to request the clearinghouses to write a specification to read the cards
• The ProviderOne Services cards utilize a single track format for data encoding that is fairly standard and is readable by the majority of commercially available modern card readers. However, in order to interpret the data encoded on the ProviderOne Services cards, your existing readers may require software updates from your existing device vendors to obtain interoperability with the network used by ProviderOne. • If your device is not the VeriFone model VeriFone Vx510 or VeriFone Vx510 IP, the amount of work required to get your existing device vendor to send the eligibility transaction would be cost prohibitive versus purchasing a recommended device. If Transunion Healthcare were to push programming to an existing device, it could potentially overwrite their current configuration. • Providers that use a terminal supported by other clearinghouses such as MediFax/Emdeon, Provider Advantage, MedAvant or other vendors will need to request the clearinghouses to write a specification to r
Related Questions
- If the client forgets their card, are there ways to verify eligibility using the Vx510 and Vx510 IP device, or through the Transunion Healthcare portal?
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- If the client forgets their card, are there ways to verify eligibility using the Vx510 and Vx510 IP device, or through the MedData portal?
