National Provider Identifier (NPI): Regulatory Requirements and Practical Considerations for all Covered Entities : Compliance Training Webinar (Online Seminar)

Description
Starting on May 23, 2007 all covered entities must begin identifying health care providers on Standard Transactions using the NPI, however, confusion still remains about exactly how this will affect providers, payors and everyone in between. This presentation will provide some background on the NPI requirements, describe the process of obtaining an NPI and discuss, in detail, the requirements of the regulations as well as practical considerations for health care providers and health plans

What Attendees will Learn

History of the HIPAA NPI standards
When and how to register for an NPI through the National Provider System
How to determine the number of provider identifiers you, your group practice or your company will need
How you and others may (and may not) use the NPI
Practical considerations for providers and plans outside of the regulatory requirements

Who Will Benefit

All HIPAA Covered Entities, including

Individual physicians
Group practices
Health plans
Health care clearing houses
Pharmacies
DME and other ancillary providers
Anyone who submits claims to Medicare, Medicaid or private insurers regardless of the method

Instructor Profile
Evan A. Coppola Esq. is a practicing health care attorney with experience advising both provider and payor clients on compliance with all aspects of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). His experience ranges from advising individual physicians to serving as in-house counsel for a diverse health care system and a major health insurance carrier. This multifaceted background gives him a unique ability to identify not only the regulatory requirements imposed on different types of health care entities, but also to speak from experience about the real-world, practical impact that those regulations may have on your business.