Duplicate processing
The various processing steps can include overlapping Transformation Extender functionality. Avoid overlapping functionality unless, potentially, it is necessary.
For example, if you are deenveloping HIPAA EDI data and then transforming that data into another format, there are multiple validation opportunities.
- Formal validation can be performed using the HIPAA Compliance check.
- Informal validation can be performed by use of the various HIPAA-level schemas that are used in the transformation map.
As an example, consider an organization that is performing HIPAA compliance checks to WEDI/SNIP level 4. If a Transformation Extender map that uses the hipaa_x12 schema is used to transform the data, validation is performed twice.
It is performed once as part of the Compliance Check with the formal HIPAA acknowledgment reporting. Then validation is performed again to WEDI/SNIP level 4 by use of the schema. In this case, the data is already validated before transformation, and a schema with less validation might be used. To increase performance, use the hipaa_x12_ruleless schema in the transformation step.