HHS Releases Streamlined Health Plan Identifier (HPID) Application Process

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a software enhancement to the Health Plan and Other Entity Enumeration System (HPOES).  
 
This update streamlines the HPID application process so that the system automatically approves the application and generates an HPID upon submission.
 
Also, CMS has updated two resources to help health plans register for an HPID:

•    A revised Quick Guide to obtaining an HPID for controlling health plans:

http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/HIPAA-Administrative-Simplification/Affordable-Care-Act/Downloads/HPIDQuickGuideOctober2014v2.pdf

•    An updated User Manual, which provides details about the registration process:

http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/HIPAA-Administrative-Simplification/Affordable-Care-Act/Downloads/HIOS_HPOES_User_Manual_v61.pdf
 
Visit the CMS website for these and other HPID resources:
 
http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/HIPAA-Administrative-Simplification/Affordable-Care-Act/Health-Plan-Identifier.html
 
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Thank-You, Larry Grudzien – Attorney-At-Law