The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has withdrawn a HIPAA rule that would have required controlling health plans (CHPs) to demonstrate compliance with certain HIPAA standards. The proposed rule, published...more
Do You Even Know What It Is? With great focus on healthcare reform, you may have missed a current requirement for health plans to apply for and obtain a Health Plan Identifier (HPID). This requirement does not come...more
It has been 18 years in coming, and the time is finally here. All Controlling Health Plans (CHPs) must obtain a unique Health Plan Identifier (HPID). A CHP is a health plan that controls its own business activities, actions,...more