Providers
This 10 digit code assigned to providers by CMS can be found in the top left field in the TOPS provider detail screen.
What is an NPI?
This program of TRICARE is a managed care option for eligible beneficiaries.
What is TRICARE Prime?
When opening Olli, this contract should be selected at the top of the page.
What is MVH-East?
Also the name of an antagonistic neural network in the Terminator series, this program acts as a Launchpad for many TPCU applications.
What is SKYNET?
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 protects this type of beneficiary information.
What is protected health/identification information (PHI/PII)?
This type of provider furnishes medical supplies to TRICARE beneficiaries.
What is a DME?
This TRICARE program replaced Standard and Extra in 2018 and is a self-manahed, preferred provider network plan.
What is TRICARE Select?
This document provides a table of quick links for frequently used TPCU Olli docs.
What is 1-2 Provider Certification Homepage?
This application allows you to send correspondence to providers.
What is ELOQUENCE?
This act passed in 1974 requires that personal information of individuals collected by TRICARE is limited to what is legally authorized and necessary, and that the information stays confidential.
What is the Privacy Act of 1974?
This type of provider renders services under the supervision of a physician and must be NCCPA certified in order to be eligible for TRICARE certification.
What is a physician assistant?
This TRICARE program is available to active duty service members living and working in remote areas.
What is TRICARE Prime Remote?
This document provides a reference table for provider specialty codes.
What is Taxonomy Codes?
Tricare5, the primary application behind claims processing and provider record building/editing.
What is Mainframe?
Information regarding a patient's diagnosis is considered this.
What is patient health information (PHI)?
This type of nurse specializes in pain management and stabilization services.
What is a certified registered nurse anesthetist?
This TRICARE program offers secondary coverage to beneficiaries with Medicare.
What is TRICARE for Life?
This document provides work instructions on how to process a c-note.
What is Processing a C-Note in ECHOS - Non-Institutional?
On the mainframe production screen, this column provides the session name/description.
What is application description?
Information relating to a patient's social security number is considered this.
What is personal identification information (PII)?
DAILY DOUBLE: Rather than typical taxonomy codes, these types of provider records are built with two-digit spec codes
What is an institutional record?
This TRICARE program is used outside of the continental US.
What is TRICARE Overseas?
This document provides instruction for creating a new provider file in TOPS.
What is Building a Record?
In Mainframe, this program allows you to look up provider records.
What is PDS?
Paper documents with sensitive information should put here at the end of the work day.
What is the shredding bin?