The Chiapas Project

Chiapas was born at a time when I started a business providing EDI consulting, software and services in 2002.  The code itself has gone through at least three complete rewrites, and the X12 heirarchy tree started from a fairly simple implementation to something much more complex.  It has been useful to others as a free, accessible tool with which to implement HIPAA EDI so in 2005 I published it as an open-source software distribution before I entered into a period of solitary retreat.  When I re-emerged in 2009, enough interest in the tool developed that I began to actively maintain it.

Currently, there is an effort underway to implement the 5010 specifications within Chiapas.  With the successful completion of this effort, the U.S. healthcare system will have access to a free and comprehensive tool allowing full compliance with the new 5010 mandates.