Business · 01/06/2010
CMS Proposes Modification to National Provider System Under HIPAA
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to modify the National Provider System, a database that tracks healthcare providers, to include a unique identifier for health plans, as mandated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
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