What is the NPI number?
The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique identification number for covered healthcare providers. NPI is a 10-position, intelligence-free numeric identifier (10-digit number).
Where to use NPI?
NPI should be used in place of previous service provider IDs, such as Unique Service Provider Identification Number (UPIN), Online Survey Certification & Reporting (OSCAR), and National Supplier Clearance House (NSC) in HIPAA standard transactions. There are two categories of health care providers to list NPIs. Entity Type 1 providers are individual providers who provide health care (eg doctors, dentists, nurses). Self-employed and self-employed are type 1 (individual) providers. Hospitals, home health agencies, ambulance companies) are type 2 (organizational) providers.
Who needs to get the NPI?
All health care providers are HIPAA-covered organizations, regardless of whether they are private individuals. Or NPIs.An indoor healthcare provider, under HIPAA, is any healthcare provider that transmits health information electronically in connection with a transaction.
COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
- The personal information you provide. We may collect the following personal information that you provide through our Service or otherwise:
- Contact information such as name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and location.
- Professional information, such as job title, organization, NPI number, or field of expertise.
- Account information, such as the username and password you create when you access our customer portal, and any other registration information.
- preferences such as your marketing or communication preferences.
- telecommunications, including information about your inquiries to us and any feedback you may have in communicating with us.
- Applicant information, such as your resume, resume, employment interests, and other information you may provide when applying for a job or opportunity with us or requesting information about job opportunities through the Service.
- Other information that you choose to provide, but is not expressly provided herein, and that we will use as described in this Privacy Policy or as otherwise disclosed in the collection of your information.
Automatic collection of personal data.
We, our service providers, and our business partners may automatically log information about you. Your computer or mobile device, and your activity on our Service and other websites and online services, such as:
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- Online activity information, such as the website you visited before browsing the Service, the pages or screens you viewed, how much time you spent on a page or screen, the navigation paths between the pages or screens, and information about your activity on the page or screen, access times, and duration of access.
- device information, such as the operating system type and version number of your computer or mobile device, wireless service provider, manufacturer and model, browser type, screen resolution, IP address, unique identifiers, and general location information such as city, state, or location.
- Cookies and similar technologies. Like many online services, we use cookies and similar technologies to facilitate certain of our automated data collection, including:
- Cookies, are text files that websites store on a visitor’s device to uniquely identify the visitor’s browser or store information or settings in the browser to help you effectively navigate between pages, remember your preferences, allow functionality, help us understand user activity. and samples, and to facilitate online advertising. For more information, visit our Cookie Policy page.
- Web beacons, also known as pixel tags or transparent GIFs, are typically used to demonstrate that a website or email has been accessed or opened, or that certain content has been viewed or clicked on, typically to compile statistics on website usage and the success of marketing campaigns.
Personal information received from third parties.
We may also receive personal information about you from third parties, such as our business partners, customers, suppliers, affiliates and affiliates, data providers, marketing partners, and publicly available sources, such as our social media platforms.
- Referrals. Users of the Service will have the opportunity to direct their colleagues. Or other contact information to us and share their contact information. Please do not give anyone your contact information unless you have permission to do so.
- Sensitive personal information. Unless specifically requested, do not provide us with sensitive personal information through the Service or other way for us.
