Kepa, I should think that plan_id is what we providers really need, and even then, because of how contracts work with reviewers, repricers, & TPAs, it isn't a sure bet. Payers are more often than not these days just by-standers to the real transaction flows... Dave Minch T&CS Project Manager John Muir / Mt. Diablo Health System Walnut Creek, CA (925) 941-2240
-----Original Message----- From: Kepa Zubeldia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 8:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: William J. Kammerer; 'WEDi/SNIP ID & Routing' Subject: Re: Number of IDs assigned to a provider: Time-out for scope Chris, For several years HCFA had been working on "payerID". Then HIPAA specified Plan ID in the law. That is one of the reasons why the regulations have not come out yet. It took a while to figure out how the Plan ID, which is what the HIPAA law specifies, relates to the payerID, which is what everybody wants. Kepa
