All physicians & providers in the healthcare filed will be assigned new numbers to use in Medicarei, Medicaidi and in every private health insurance plan. Physicians and other health providers will get a NPI which must be used by all plans. The NPI is proposed to be an eight character alphanumeric code.
National Correct Coding Initiativei. The Centers for Medicarei and Medicaidi Services (CMSi) developed the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) to promote national correct coding methodologies and to control improper coding leading to inappropriate payment in Part B claims. The CMS developed its coding policies based on coding conventions defined in the American Medical Association's CPTi manual, national and local policies and edits, coding guidelines developed by national societies, analysis of standard medical and surgical practices, and a review of current coding practices.
An uncharged particle that is nearly equal to a proton and is present in all known nuclei except the hydrogen nucleus
A stream of uncharged atomic particles.