FAQs: Provider

HMAA is using Smart Data Solutions (SDS) as its EDI clearinghouse under payor ID 48330.

You may call Smart Data Solutions Monday through Friday from 9 am – 5 pm CST toll-free at (855) 297-4436 or email stream.support@sdata.us to set up a connection.

In some cases, HMAA may accept direct submission of electronic claims. Please contact us to discuss transmittal options.

If you already are sending claims through Smart Data Solutions for other payors, you do not need to contact SDS. Just begin submitting claims electronically to HMAA, following SDS’ guidelines.

If you are not currently submitting claims through SDS, you or your billing vendor will need to establish a connection for electronic submission with SDS. You may call Smart Data Solutions Monday through Friday from 9 am – 5 pm CST toll-free at (855) 297-4436 or email stream.support@sdata.us to set up a connection.

If you currently use a clearinghouse for electronic submission of claims to other payors, you may be able to submit HMAA claims through your existing connection. SDS accepts claims from Claimsnet, Proxymed, Medavant, THIN, ENS, and several others. For assistance, please contact Smart Data Solutions Monday through Friday 9 am – 5 pm CST toll-free at (855) 297-4436 or email stream.support@sdata.us to determine whether your current clearinghouse may be utilized for submission of electronic claims to HMAA.

HMAA accepts 5010 standard EDI claims through our clearinghouse, Smart Data Solutions.

You should review the confirmation and rejection reports supplied by your vendor and SDS  each time you transmit claims to HMAA.  These reports should be used to compare your actual submission totals against the totals shown on the reports.  They will confirm which claims have reached their destination and which claims were rejected.  If you do not currently receive these reports or you are unsure about how to use them, please contact your vendor.

Regardless of your EDI vendor, when you send a claim electronically to HMAA, it will be processed through SDS.  At SDS, the claim goes through a set of standard edits to make sure the claim is error-free.  If the claim meets these standard requirements, SDS accepts the claim and forwards it to HMAA.  If the claim is missing required information or does not meet SDS’ edits, SDS rejects the claim and the claim does not reach HMAA.

The problem could result from several different causes. Please review the steps below.

Some vendors offer a service that automatically converts electronic claims to paper if they are rejected during transmission to the next vendor.  Review your SDS rejection reports and contact your vendor to discuss how they handle rejected claims.

Please choose either paper or electronic filing, not both. Filing twice, by paper and electronically, will result in duplicate claim handling by HMAA. Note: This does not apply to specific requests by HMAA for paper claims with additional attachments that must be submitted by paper.

Yes, we offer ERA and ePayment services through Zelis Payments. Contact our Provider Relations Department for further information.