Managed care: electronic data interchange.

Electronic data interchange (EDI) is fueling a revolution in the health care industry. The potential for significant reductions in the administrative costs of paying medical claims has everyone from the Health Insurance Association of America, both Democratic and Republican members of Congress, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and even the President of the United States calling for the rapid development of a "paperless" claims processing system in health care.