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National HIPAA Roundtable
On Wednesday, November 10, 2004 (TOMORROW!) at 2:00PM ET CMS will host the 17th National HIPAA Implementation Roundtable conference call. This call will focus on the HIPAA Security Standards.
The call in number is 1-877-203-0044.
The conference identification number is 1347026.
No cost or registration required
Security Deadline – Remember the deadline to become compliant with the HIPAA Security provisions is April 20, 2005-only six months away! The deadline for compliance for small health plans is April 20, 2006. Thirteen new HIPAA Security questions were recently added to the FAQ section of our website. Topics include: PHI Coverage; Compliance and Certification; Risk Analysis, Management and System Vulnerabilities; Physical Safeguards; Encryption and other technical safeguards; as well as information on NIST publications.
HIPAA Conference Dec. 3, 2004 Naperville, IL
CMS Region V - Chicago is hosting a one-day provider outreach event "Implementing the Next Wave of HIPAA Regulations: Practical Approaches to Security, NPI, Transactions and Privacy Compliance."
The Conference will be held Friday, December 3, 2004 at the Holiday Inn Select in Naperville, IL. The event is free but Advanced Registration is required. For more information please go to the conference's website at http://www.mche.us.com/cms04midwest.cfm
National Provider Identifier (NPI)
The Final Rule adopting the HIPAA standard unique health identifier for health care providers was published in the Federal Register on January 23, 2004. Information on applying for NPIs will be available in mid 2005. All health care providers are eligible to be assigned NPIs; health care providers who are HIPAA covered entities must obtain and use NPIs. All HIPAA covered entities must use NPIs by the compliance dates (May 23, 2007 for all but small health plans; May 23, 2008 for small health plans). The Request for Proposals for the NPI Enumerator (RFP-CMS-2005-0004) can be found at:
http://vsearch1.eps.gov/servlet/SearchServlet
Enter "NPI" in the "Full Text Search" box and click on "Start Search." This takes you to the posting. The Enumerator is the entity that will interface between the National Provider System and the health care industry, acting under the direction of CMS to perform a variety of functions.
Upcoming NPI Roundtable
CMS will host the National HIPAA NPI Roundtable conference call on Wednesday, December 15, 2004 at 2:00PM ET.
The call in number is 1-877-203-0044
Identification number is 1598382
No cost or registration required.
CONTACT OHS WITH HIPAA QUESTIONS
CMS HIPAA Hotline # 866-282-0659
HIPAA FAX toll free # 877-326-1165
HIPAA TTY toll free # 877-326-1166
E-mail us at askhipaa@...
HIPAA! For more information including answers to frequently asked questions, educational materials, information on the law, regulations and enforcement go to our Website – http://www.cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/hipaa2.
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