| HIPAA Overview
National Provider Identifier Assignment
Begins
May 23, 2005 marked the first date that all physicians,
health care professionals and facilities can apply for
their National Provider Identifier (NPI). The NPI will
replace the health care provider identifiers used today
in standard health care transactions. The Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 mandates
that all covered entities except small health plans
must begin using the NPI on May 23, 2007; small health
plans have until May 23, 2008.
Asuris Northwest Health is working to ensure our systems
and procedures will accept and use NPIs by the compliance
date.
Please continue to submit your claims (electronic or
paper) with your Asuris Northwest Health provider number
as you do today. Currently, if an NPI is submitted,
we will not store it in our systems or use it in claims
processing.
We have published articles in our newsletter, Provisions,
with information about NPI and will continue to do so
throughout the implementation period. This section of
our Web site will also be updated, as information becomes
available.
Articles can be found in online issues of Provisions:
Please see the CMS Web site at www.nppes.cms.hhs.gov
for additional information related to NPIs.
Additional information is available at www.wahealthcareforum.org/npi
Note: To view and print the documents listed on this
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