2005 CMS HIPAA Implementation Conference "Checking on Security Planning for the National Provider Identifier (NPI)" The CMS Chicago Regional Office will be hosting a one day conference on Thursday July 21, 2005 at the Holiday Inn Lansing South in Lansing, Michigan. This conference is designed to offer health care professionals timely, relevant and practical information for fully implementing the next two areas of HIPAA: The National Provider Identifier and The Security Regulations. There is no charge for this conference, but space is limited and advance registration is required. Registration information and an agenda may be found at the conference website: http://www.mche.us.com/cms05michigan.cfm