Division of Worker's Compensation
1515 Arapahoe
Denver, Colorado 80202

EDI IMPLEMENTATION

Dear Workers’ Compensation Stakeholder:

Welcome to Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).  The Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation invites you to participate in its system for receiving workers’ compensation data via EDI.  We believe that EDI holds the promise of increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of the workers’ compensation system, and that it will benefit the entire workers’ compensation community — employers, insurers, health care providers, and injured workers.

The following Colorado implementation documents are intended to be a primary resource for those stakeholders in the workers’ compensation community who become the Division’s EDI trading partners.  The packets should be used with appropriate national standards, such as the IAIABC’s Implementation Guide and Best Practices Guide.

These implementation documents serve as a reference for Colorado-specific protocols and include background information and documents needed to get started.  If you have any questions, we encourage you to contact: Teresa Martenson at teresa.martenson@state.co.us or 303.318.8793.

These implementation documents will be revised as both the Division and our trading partners gain more experience with EDI.  Updates to Colorado implementation documents will be posted on our Web site at http://www.coworkforce.com/DWC/

We are confident that your participation in Colorado’s EDI system will prove to be a beneficial partnership, for both you and the Division.  We are committed to open communication and encourage your full participation.

Sincerely,

Mary Ann Whiteside

Director