Given that this IG focuses on PAYER (hosted, maintained) Provider Directories, it is recommended that in this section a paragraph be added stating that "… there are multiple types and sources of providers directories, including provider organizations (i.e., a hospital listing all its physicians), government (i.e., listing of providers in Medicare), payers (i.e., a health plan's provider network), and third-party entities (such as vendors that maintain provider directories). The focus of this implementation guide in on Payer Provider Directories.

Existing Wording:

The Background section introduces Provider Directories. However it does not describe the various types/sources of provider directories (such as Providers, Government, Payers, Vendors, others).