Subject: WEBINAR ABOUT THE NEW HEALTH PLAN IDENTIFIER ENUMERATION SYSTEM

From: Doo, Lorraine T. (CMS/OEM) [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 11:52 AM To: Doo, Lorraine T. (CMS/OEM) Subject: WEBINAR ABOUT THE NEW HEALTH PLAN IDENTIFIER ENUMERATION SYSTEM

Hello everyone!

Just what you’ve been waiting for = a webinar about the new Health Plan Identifier (HPID) enumeration system (also to be used for the enumeration of other entities - OEID).

On October 1, 2012, at 1 p.m. EST, the Office of eHealth Standards and Services (OESS) at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a webinar about the recently published HPID final rule and the Health Plan and Other Entity Enumeration System (HPOES). Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions on the both the regulatory policy and the enumeration system.

Beginning October 1, health plans and certain other organizations will be able to access the HPOES and create a user account. While users will not be able to get an identifier (HPID or OEID) immediately, they will have access to educational and training materials and will be able to sign up to receive with up to date information.

The information to call and log in to the webinar is provided below - Please save the information on your calendar, and use it to access the October 1, 2012 program. And please, share this with anyone else you feel should have it – other State Medicaid agencies, Medicare Advantage Plans, insurers, clearinghouses, etc.

If you have any questions, contact the HIOS Helpdesk at: 1-877-343-6507 or : [email protected].

Join the meeting. (click on the link to join the web conference) or go to https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/cgi-ams/join?id=10012012&role=attend&pw=attend

Audio Information: For Telephone conferencing Use the information below to connect:

Participant Toll-free: +1 (866) 503-0859

Conference ID: 35256807 *please reference the Conf. ID to the operator, if you have any trouble connecting to the meeting.

First Time Users: To save time before the meeting, check your system to make sure it is ready to use Office Live Meeting. Notes

Troubleshooting Unable to join the meeting? Follow these steps:

1 1. Copy this address and paste it into your web browser: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/cgi-ams/join 2. Copy and paste the required information: Meeting ID: 10012012 Entry Code: attend Location: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/cgi-ams If you still cannot enter the meeting, contact support

Notice Live Meeting can be used to record meetings. By participating in this meeting, you agree that your communications may be monitored or recorded at any time during the meeting.

Take care everyone!

Lorraine Tunis Doo Senior Policy Advisor OESS 410-786-6597

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