Workers' compensation -- electronic data interchange (EDI)

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), Safety and Workers' Compensation Division, started its electronic data interchange (EDI) program with one trading partner in 1993. Since that time, the EDI program has evolved and there are now many companies that trade EDI information with the department. The rate of EDI submissions is expected to have steady growth in the future as the department encourages the business community to operate in an increasingly paperless environment.

The EDI program at DLI has streamlined the submission of First Report of Injury (FROI) form data from its many trading partners and eliminated the handling of paper FROI forms whenever possible. Recent statistics show an ever-increasing percentage of the initial FROI submissions are received via EDI processing. This percentage is expected to grow substantially as additional insurance companies, self-insured employers and third-party administrators embrace the benefits of EDI.

• New -- Insurers, fill in the EDI trading partner profile online