MedLook Weekly Tip For 03/20/2007

The NPI changes are reflected in the following dialogs: Doctor, Hospital, and Referral. The Doctor dialog has two new fields. The first is for the provider's NPI. The provider's NPI will be printed in Box 24J for each procedure. The second field is for the group's NPI. Each doctor in an office will have a unique NPI and the office itself will be provided an NPI. The group NPI is printed in box 33a. If a group NPI is not provided then the doctor's NPI will be used instead. Below is a graphic showing the fields on the Edit Doctor dialog.



The Hospital dialog has only a single NPI entry. Each hospital should have a corresponding NPI number. This number will print in box 32a. Below is a graphic showing the NPI field on the Edit Hospital dialog.



The Referral dialog also has only a single NPI entry. Each referral should have a corresponding NPI number just like the hospitals. This number will be printed in box 17b. Below is a graphic showing the NPI field on the Edit Referral dialog.

Entering the NPI information is very simple. Retrieving it from each referral and hospital/facility is an entirely different and more complicated issue. You should already be collecting as many NPI numbers as you can get. Swapping referrals at a local meeting is an excellent opportunity to quickly get the job done.