Existing Wording: When exchanging information using C-CDA documents, each provider or payer should obtain an OID for their organization to establish the scope for a Patient ID.

Comment:

Providers should not need to undergo a costly registration process to conduct business with a health plan. For the purposes of interacting with a payer, couldn't NPI and/or Payer ID be utilized instead of requiring an additional identifier?

Summary:

For the purposes of interacting with a payer, couldn't NPI and/or Payer ID be utilized instead of requiring an additional identifier?