Chapter 6
National Provider Identifier Requirements Detailed
Objectives
The objectives of this chapter are as follows:
- ■ Understand the requirements behind the HIPAA National Provider Identifier Regulation.
- ■ Determine if the organization is required to have a National Provider Identifier number assigned.
- ■ Determine the dates of compliance, as applicable, to the covered entity.
- ■ Understand the healthcare provider’s unique health identifier.
- ■ Understand the responsibilities of the National Provider System as it relates to assigning healthcare providers unique health identifiers.
- ■ Determine what specifications of the healthcare providers’ implementation requirement a covered entity must follow.
- ■ Determine what specifications of ...
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