We also keep the SSN, but decided that it would be best to use Tax ID number for the physicians rather than SSN. We thought they would be more comfortable with that. Pam Pamela K Lawson,RHIA St John Medical Center Information Security Coordinator 918-744-2316 [EMAIL PROTECTED] pager 643-2725
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 4:01 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: 837 Institutional Loop 2310A - Attending Physician > > Jan, > > We have about 400 providers in our group. We store the SSN > electronically on our physician master. > > Betsy Clore > Wake Forest University Physicians > > Jan Root wrote: > > > Question: Are there any large health care facilities folks on > this list serve? If so, answer me this: Do you currently > collect/keep current the SSN/EIN of all your physicians that you > bill for? > > > > I'm curious. If you're a large health care facility (or even a > medium one) could you reply to this email? Thanks! > > > > Jan Root > > > > Kepa Zubeldia wrote: > > > > > Jonathan, > > > > > > The NM109 needs to have the attending physician TaxID/EIN or the > SSN. > > > Then the UPIN is sent in the REF segment as secondary > identifier. > > > > > > <gap analysis> > > > This means that you are going to have to collect the tax ID or > SSN > > > numbers for the attending physicians, not just the UPIN. > > > </gap analysis> > > > > > > I hope this helps. > > > > > > Kepa > > > > > > Jonathan Fox wrote: > > > > > > > > I have a question... > > > > > > > > On page 323 of the 837 Institutional Guide, the only valid > Identification Code Qualifiers are: > > > > > > > > 24 - Employer's Identification Number > > > > 34 - Social Security Number > > > > XX - NPI (when available) > > > > > > > > The note stated above the valid qualifiers indicates that > Medicare assigns the UPIN to the provider for identification > purposes and it looks like the intention is to use the UPIN with a > 24 Qualifier and the UPIN number as the code. > > > > Assuming that Employer Identification Number is equivalent to > a provider's tax ID, it would seem that the UPIN number is not a > compliant code to submit in NM109. Is this compliant? > > > > It would be easier for us to accept UPIN in this section as > well if possible since tax ID is not always known, but we do not > want to promote non-compliance with our providers. How are other > people handling this? > > > > > > > > Jonathan Fox > > > > eCommerce Analyst > > > > Independent Health > > > > > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE. This e-mail and attachments, if any, > may contain confidential information which is privileged and > protected from disclosure by Federal and State confidentiality laws, > rules or regulations. This e-mail and attachments, if any, are > intended for the designated addressee only . If you are not the > designated addressee, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, > copying, or distribution of this e-mail and its attachments, if any, > may be unlawful and may subject you to legal consequences. If you > have received this e-mail and attachments in error, please contact > Independent Health immediately at (716) 631-3001 and delete the > e-mail and its attachments from your computer. Thank you for your > attention. > > > > > > > > > ******************************************************************** > ** > > > > To be removed from this list, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Please note that it may take up to 72 hours to process your > request. > > > > > > > ******************************************************************** > ** > > > To be removed from this list, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Please note that it may take up to 72 hours to process your > request. > > > > > ******************************************************************** > ** > > To be removed from this list, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Please note that it may take up to 72 hours to process your > request. << File: Card for Betsy Clore >> > > IMPORTANT NOTICE: This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you have received this message in error, you are hereby notified that we do not consent to any reading, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy the transmitted information. ********************************************************************** To be removed from this list, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that it may take up to 72 hours to process your request.
