tci Part B Insider - 2005 Issue 16

Hospital Association Raises NPI Questions

While physicians have been wondering how the new national provider identifier (NPI) requirement will affect them, the American Hospital Association has done more than just wonder.Hospitals are confused about how and when the NPI will be implemented, and they don't have guidance on how they should decide whether to apply for subpart identifiers, AHA representative George Arges testified to the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics on April 6.Because of this, the inconsistencies in hospitals' approach to this decision will increase costs for providers and health plans, defeating the purpose of administrative simplification, Arges explained.A...

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