In my opinion, it depends. If the physicians (and other practitioners/providers ) are part of your "workforce" then it seems that only the covered entity (hospital) would need to file the extension.
But the hospital's filing would not cover the physicians/other providers who also practice health care outside of the hospital. These providers are covered entities in their own right and they would also need to file their own extension. This would be so regardless of whether the hospital processes transactions for them. Regards, Leah Hole-Curry Fox Systems, Inc. 602-708-1045 >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 04/29/02 10:58 AM >>> I am a new member of this listserv, so please excuse me if you've already addressed this topic in your conversations. While attending the Fourth HIPAA Summit in Washington DC, I posed a question about requirements for including all physician codes on the extension form. I work in a hospital with 600+ practicing physicians and was concerned about reporting each of their numbers on the form. I was told that individually these physicians would not be considered covered entities since they do not transmit electronic transactions themselves, but through the hospital's automated applications. Therefore, only the hospital's code would be needed on the extension form. Would you agree with this advice?
