Health Plan Identifier and Other Entity Identifier Outreach Events

Health Plan Identifier and Other Entity Identifier Outreach Events

   March 14, 2013       SNap(R) Group

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Health Plan Identifier and Other Entity Identifier applications available in the Health Plan and Other Entity Enumeration System beginning March 29, 2013!   The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will host a three free webinars with question and answer sessions that will provide an overview on how to access Health Plan and Other Entity Enumeration System (HPOES) and how to complete a Health Plan Identifier (HPID) or Other Entity Identifier (OEID) application.   These webinars will assist participants on the application process so they can begin planning for HPIDs and OEIDs. CMS will present the same information on all three scheduled webinars in case of scheduling conflicts.   Below is the webinar schedule and information to access them. There is no registration, but the webinars are limited to the first 500 participants.   Webinar Schedule   Date Time Webinar Link Call Information March 18, 2013 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EST   https://webinar.cms.hhs.gov/hpoes21/ 877-267-1577 Meeting Id: 2800 March 22, 2013 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EST   https://webinar.cms.hhs.gov/hpoes032/ 877-267-1577 Meeting Id: 2800 March 25, 2013 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EST   https://webinar.cms.hhs.gov/hpoes342/   877-267-1577 Meeting Id: 2800     Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange Member Town Hall Meeting   The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is pleased to announce that the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) will hold a Member Town Hall Meeting on "Health Plan and Other Entity Enumeration System: Applications, Data Dissemination and Future Functionality" on Thursday, March 21, 2013 from 2:00 - 3:00 PM Eastern Time.     The webinar will provide an overview of Health Plan and Other Entity Enumeration System (HPOES); deliver instructions on how to access and create an account in HPOES; and explain how to apply for a Health Plan Identifier (HPID) or Other Entity Identifier (OEID). Following the presentation there will be a Q & A session for participants to ask questions, provide their perspectives on how to disseminate data and suggest what items should be included in future releases.   Register here for the WEDI Member Town Hall Meeting.

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