We feel that this is possible in working with our InfoSolutions Select Vendors. However, electronic claims submitted with six-digit dates have been accepted even when the century field is left blank. As you have been reading for many months now, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama is planning to eliminate paper audit trails at the end of this year. Over the course of the summer, many vendors have been contacted and have agreed to discontinue mailing paper audit trails to their clients. If you have stopped receiving paper audit trails recently, it is probably because your vendor offers an electronic option and agreed for us to discontinue mailing the paper audit trails.
Audit trails are an important part of electronic filing.
Electronic audit trails provide not only claim level information, but also advise if there were problems with the batch of claims or with the set up of the provider numbers. Those who do not have the ability to retrieve electronic audit trails should contact their vendors immediately to ensure that you do not lose access to this vital information. Our goal is to remove any obstacles that prevent a Blue Shield claim from being transmitted electronically. We have been reevaluating our audit trail edits and have eliminated many requirements for information that is no longer critical for claims processing. In addition, we have published specifications that will allow you to submit secondary and corrected claims electronically.