1.4.6 EDT Setup

REGISTERING FOR EDT SUBMISSION to MOH

Register with the Ministry of Health for EDT service in Ontario, Canada.

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

              1-800-262-6524       ; 80 Queen St., 3rd Floor, Kingston, ON K7K 6W7; Kingston:               613-544-7700        ; Fax: 613-544-6310

1. Contact the MOH for your EDT Application package. Complete the application for GONet Electronic Data Transfer EDT Service and EDT Letter of Undertaking and Acknowledgement and mail to the address on the application.
2. OR.... Get EDT forms off the Web at: http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/providers/pub/ohip/edtguide/edt_mn.html
3. Wait for notification from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care that your EDT privileges have been activated. This will take approximately 2 - 4 weeks upon receipt of your application. You will receive an EDT User Manual, and EDT User ID and temporary password.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• Modem: the direct dial access supports up to 56K modems
• Dial up communication software (MOH recommendation is HyperTerminal which is part of Windows)
• Telephone line capable of handling data communications
• OSCAR software has the program features to interface with the MOH reports for this process
• Configure your communication software to dial EDT Kingston:               613-544-3883       

ADVANTAGES OF EDT

• Faster: supports up to 56K modems as of August 2002
• Easier: direct dial access connects directly to Government of Ontario Network log on screen
• Easier: ability to attach manual review indicator
• Direct: direct data transfer
• Time: error reports in 48 hours
• Time: longer period after 18th of the month cutoff for submissions
• Time: receive RA files and reports from 5th to 7th of the month
• Cost Effective: direct dial access requires no set-up fees or monthly administrative fees.
• Choice of telecommunications provider: select your preferred long distance carrier

POINTS TO REMEMBER

• Downtime of MOH server: Sunday 5 am to 7 am
• Password changed every 32 days
• Must check mail box within 95 days after sign up & check the mail box regularly for it to stay active

SETTING UP THE CONNECTION

1. At the Windows screen, click on the START button
2. Go to PROGRAMS to ACCESSORIES to COMMUNICATIONS to HYPERTERMINAL
3. Click on HyperTerminal & when the screen comes up, type in the name of your session (EDT - OHIP) & select an icon & click OK
4. Enter all of the dialing information with the Ministry EDT number: for Ontario, it is               613-544-3883       
5. Confirm your information is correct & click on the ‘DIAL’ button
6. Once you have successfully created a connections session, the program will ask if you want to SAVE the connection set-up, when you exit
7. Close out of the HyperTerminal window and set up the desktop shortcut

HYPERTERMINAL SHORTCUT

1. At the Windows screen click on the START button
2. Go to PROGRAMS to ACCESSORIES to COMMUNICATIONS to HYPERTERMINAL
3. When you get to HyperTerminal, right click on the one you created
4. Click on ‘SEND TO DESKTOP’ to put the EDT - OHIP shortcut on your desktop for future use

SETTING AUTO DIRECTORIES FOR DOWNLOADS

1. Open HyperTerminal by double clicking on the desktop shortcut
2. Click on the CANCEL button of the dial-up for now
3. On the Transfer menu on your computer, click Receive File
4. In the ‘Place received file in the following folder’ box, type the path of the folder in which you want to save the downloaded file (this will hold for future download sessions)

• OR In Windows Explorer, find the directory where you want to put your downloads, copy the path in the address box at the top of the screen and paste in the ‘Place received file in the following folder’ box. (this will hold for future download sessions)
• To begin a HyperTerminal connection from this screen, click on CALL -> CALL & DIAL