How will the CMS National Directory affect health plans? CMS has suggested that NDH will eventually become an authoritative source for provider directory data, however, no timeline has been established, and the scope of any phase for the NDH is only hinted at
National Healthcare Directory If TEFCA and the national healthcare directory are not aligned, there is significant risk of overlap that would result in two competing sources of truth, fragmenting provider data and leading to duplicative maintenance work between CMS and ASTP ONC
Request for Information; National Directory of . . . - Federal Register This request for information solicits public comments on establishing a National Directory of Healthcare Providers Services (NDH) that could serve as a "centralized data hub" for healthcare provider, facility, and entity directory information nationwide
An Expert’s Guide to Designing a National Provider Directory On June 3, Dr Mehmet Oz, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator, at a meeting with health technology stakeholders in Washington, DC, announced that CMS plans to help fix these problems by building a national healthcare directory, starting with provider information
CMS Provider Directory Requirements (2025 Guide for Health Plans) Accurate provider directories are no longer a back-office obligation They are a visible measure of how well a health plan operates CMS has outlined clear expectations for maintaining current, reliable provider information, and plans are expected to demonstrate ongoing compliance
NPPES NPI Registry A health care provider may select more than one Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Code or code description when applying for an NPI, but must indicate one of them as the primary
ISSUE BRIEF Provider Directories - caqh. org To help ensure that timely and correct information is received from providers, ongoing engagement is needed, yet connecting with providers is one of the biggest challenges associated with verifying contact information 22 Addressing directory requests often diverts time from patient care, appointments, and essential administrative duties
Provider data strategy for sustainable data quality and accuracy The API-enabled National Directory of Healthcare Providers and Services (NDH) will aggregate provider directory data across all providers to a centralized data platform While this will ease the burden on payers, providers will be challenged to comply with these measures in the short term
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A New Use for the National Plan Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) CMS encouraged plans to work with their contracted providers to review and update their NPI data and to certify its accuracy so that plans could rely upon NPPES as a primary source to assure directory accuracy