Palmetto GBA EDI using the Hyperterminal program

About the Instructions

About HyperTerminal

1. To access the Hyperterminal application, click on your Start Menu Bar (Figure 1). Then click on Programs, then Accessories.

Figure 1

2. Depending which version of Windows software your machine is using, either highlight ACCESSORIES and select HyperTerminal, or 2) if you are unable to locate HyperTerminal under ACCESSORIES, look in COMMUNICATIONS (Figure 2). If HyperTerminal is not installed on your computer, look up "installing Windows components" in Windows Help.

Figure 2

Note: There may or may not be two (2) HyperTerminal icons listed (as shown above in Figure 2). To launch the program, make sure to select the icon that looks like a computer monitor with a yellow telephone.

After launching HyperTerminal, the New Connection-HyperTerminal window will display with the Connection Description message box on top (Figure 3). This is where you establish the filename that will identify Palmetto GBA connection, or “ session.” You will only need to set up the connection information the first time. After you have created a session and saved it to a file, you will use this session to access the Palmetto GBA GPNet system, and you will not have to configure HyperTerminal again. To finish the set-up, complete the following steps.


Figure 3

1. Enter GPNET in the Name Field of the Connection Description box (Figure 4) and click OK.

Figure 4

2. Next, you will be prompted for the telephone information for your connection (Figure 5). In the Area Code field, enter 999. In the Phone Number field, enter 9999999 (The number you were given by your Palmetto GBA representative or documentation). The Connect Using field will default to your currently installed dial-up modem. Click OK upon completion.

Figure 5

3. The Connect screen will display at this time (Figure 6). This connection will need to be saved for future usage and to alleviate repeating the steps included in this document. At the Connect screen, select the Cancel option.

Figure 6 

4. The blank GPNET-HyperTerminal screen will display (Figure 7).
    

Figure 7

From the File Menu, select File-Save As (Figure 8).

Figure 8

The Save In folder should be routed to your Desktop and the filename will be GPNET.ht (Figure 9).

Figure 9

 Transmission of your Electronic Claims File

1. At the above blank GPNET screen, select Call-Call or Call-Connect from the File Menu Bar (Figure 10).

Figure 10

2. The Palmetto GBA GPNET Communications Manual will provide assistance with steps of how to login and transmit your electronic claims file. When you have reached Step 3 of the Upload File section of the GPNET Communications Manual, the file path and filename that you will be uploading to Palmetto GBA is as follows:

Northern California: C:\Stratford\SSIWIN\304901\M6r964.trn  

Southern California: C:\Stratford\SSIWIN\304970\M6r964.trn

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