In my job at A Very Large Health Plan, we work with the X12 834 to intake eligibility for companies.
It seems that a few companies try to 'roll their own' 834 files from scratch.
Often it means they do it incorrectly, and there becomes much iterative learning.
Seems to be a huge waste of resources to keep 'reinventing the wheel'
Therefore,
I am going to start researching if there are any Debian open source packages, or _any_ open source software (specifically gpl'd open source) out in the Internet for generating X12 834v5010 files from a spreadsheet, or db schema, etc.
If I cannot find any preexisting projects I can leverage, I think I have my new 'self summer of code' project ;)
My X12 834v5010 generator goals:
1. Be able to take data, probably pipe separated text file (flat file) of enrollee data, and a header data file (ISA, GS, and sequence values to use) and then be able to have a program, probably c or c++, generate proper X12 834v5010 spew that my company could successfully process.
2. KISS - Keep It Simple S[censored] ;) Not interested in making a super mega meta do-it-all project, just simply take a flat file, or flat file-ish schema and generate valid X12 834v5010 that my company would accept, as a solution against all the 'recreate the wheel' I see people doing.
3. Release my solution as GPL (Gnu Public License) software
4. Long term, perhaps create a Debian package for it, and have it become a supported long-term Debian pkg.
EDIT 2012-08-14
Researching the Internet via google for preexisting open source X12 834 generators. Will create a list, and then review each program for suitability in approach, design ideas, etc.
Tags: 2012, 834, debian, development, gpl, open source, programming, v5010, x12
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