Stream: united states
Topic: Multiple NPI dates
Jennifer Grill (Jan 14 2021 at 22:29):
There are cases where a provider has multiple NPI dates ( NPIDeactivationDate, NPIReactivationDate and ProviderEnumerationDate) what do you suggest we use for "start" and "end"? image.png
Michele Mottini (Jan 14 2021 at 23:15):
Probably multiple identifier: one with end date corresponding to NPIDeactivationDate, one with start date corresponding to NPIReactivationDate etc.
Jennifer Grill (Jan 14 2021 at 23:48):
Thank you, @Michele Mottini Back to the drawing board...
Josh Lamb (Jan 30 2021 at 19:38):
The start and end period for an identifier is not the same as NPIDeactivationDate or ProviderEnumerationDate. The start and end period indicate when the identifier applies to an entity.
Josh Lamb (Jan 30 2021 at 19:42):
I do not see a good place to store these descriptions of an NPI. Is this interoperability related or do you need this for a specific use case? If you do not need to be interoperable @Michele Mottini suggestion for multiple identifiers will work. I view this as registration/provider directory-type information that would not apply to all identifiers (other people will use start period and end period differently, even for an NPI).
Josh Lamb (Jan 30 2021 at 19:57):
https://www.hl7.org/fhir/contract.html seems to have everything needed (but a bit much for the few things you mentioned tracking).
Last updated: Apr 12 2022 at 19:14 UTC
