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Letter to the Editor
Tuesday October 18
ProcessClaims and ADP Are First Solution Providers to Receive New CIECA Certification
The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) has announced that ProcessClaims and ADP Claims Services Group are the first companies to become certified under this new program.The purpose of the CIECA Certification program is to validate the consistent use of current CIECA XML standards in the collision repair industry and to ensure that the implementation of the software application’s interchange documents is in compliance with CIECA standards and implementation guidelines. Only CIECA Members are eligible for certification.
“CIECA certification ensures to all trading partners in the collision repair industry that the company’s certified application/product follow CIECA’s XML Standards,” said Fred Iantorno, CIECA’s Executive Director.
“We are very pleased to announce this industry milestone in conjunction with ADP. There is no doubt that agreeing on a CEICA standard provides value to the insurance industry. We see it as a competitive edge to our clients and their partners in terms of cost savings, data quality, improved trading partner communications, and increased efficiency,” said Paul Farber, CEO of ProcessClaims. “This is a great step forward for the entire industry and we can only hope others will follow.”
Mark Kovacs, Professional Services Business Analyst for ProcessClaims, suggested that the main benefit was application interoperability.
“ProcessClaims has always employed a platform agnostic position regarding integration and data communication. However without industry standards it was difficult to leverage our stance to the benefit of the broader market,” said Kovacs. “This Certification allows carriers to truly leverage application interoperability by choosing best in class partners.”
“ADP Claims Services Group is an active CIECA member and a long-time supporter of CIECA’s open standards. Clients rely on ADP for integrated solutions connecting their legacy and third-party claim systems to ADP products and services. Certification is an important next step that demonstrates our commitment to providing flexible, extendable solutions,” commented Daphne Li, Vice President of Marketing for ADP Claims Services Group.
The CIECA seal of approval assures the end customer of interoperability of the application’s interchange documents with other applications that also bear the CIECA CERTIFIED logo. More information about CIECA and the Certification program can be viewed on the CIECA web site.
CIECA assists the Collision Industry in the effective use of electronic commerce and the National Information Superhighway. It is directed by a Board of Trustees and has offices in Illinois. Its members jointly work on Standards Development Committees (SDC) addressing standards for Electronic Data Interchange, Interoperability, XML and Imaging. CIECA addresses Electronic Commerce issues on a national scale. It has developed processes for identifying and prioritizing industry issues, establishing SDCs to design solutions, and then working these solutions through the broadest base of acceptance mechanisms possible, such as the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
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