Exam 312-50v10 topic 1 question 8 discussion

answer is B. HIPAA each employer has a standard national number which identifies them on standard transactions

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/other-administration-simplification-rules/index.html

PCI-DSS stands for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. It is a set of security standards established by major credit card companies to ensure the secure handling of payment card information. PCI-DSS aims to protect sensitive cardholder data during storage, transmission, and processing. One of the requirements of PCI-DSS is the use of unique employer identification numbers, such as Employer Identification Numbers (EINs) or Tax Identification Numbers (TINs), to identify merchants and service providers involved in payment card transactions. These identification numbers help in standardizing and tracking transactions within the payment card industry.

ans is correct chk HIPAA requires that health care providers have standard national numbers that identify them on standard transactions. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. Covered health care providers and all health plans and health care clearinghouses use the NPIs in the administrative transactions adopted under HIPAA. The NPI is a 10-position, intelligence-free numeric identifier (10-digit number). This means that the numbers do not carry other information about healthcare providers, such as the state in which they live or their medical specialty.

HIPAA requires that employers have standard national numbers that identify them on standard transactions. The Employer Identification Number (EIN), issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), was selected as the identifier for employers and was adopted effective July 30, 2002. Resource sited: https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/other-administration-simplification-rules/index.html#:~:text=HIPAA%20requires%20that%20employers%20have,adopted%20effective%20July%2030%2C%202002.