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NANDA
North American Nursing Diagnoses Association.
National Association of Health Data Healthcare organizations (NAHDO)
A group that promotes the development and improvement of state and national health information systems.
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
An association of the insurance commissioners of the states and territories.
National Association of State Medicaid Directors (NASMD)
An association of state Medicaid directors. NASMD is affiliated with the American Public Health Human Services Association (APHSA).
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
A federal healthcare organization within the CDC that collects, analyzes, and distributes health care statistics. The NCHS maintains the ICD-n-CM codes.
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
A healthcare organization that accredits managed care plans, or Health Maintenance Healthcare organizations (HMOs). In the future, the NCQA may play a role in certifying these healthcare organizations' compliance with the HIPAA A/S requirements. The NCQA also maintains the Health Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS).
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS)
A Federal advisory body within HHS that advises the Secretary regarding potential changes to the HIPAA standards.
National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP)
An ANSI-accredited group that maintains a number of standard formats for use by the retail pharmacy industry, some of which are included in the HIPAA mandates.
National Drug Code (NDC)
A medical code set that identifies prescription drugs and some over the counter products, and that has been selected for use in the HIPAA transactions.
National Employer ID
A system for uniquely identifying all sponsors of health care benefits.
National Health Information Infrastructure (NHII)
This is a healthcare-specific lane on the Information Superhighway, as described in the National Information Infrastructure (NII) initiative. Conceptually, this includes the HIPAA A/S initiatives.
National Patient ID
A system for uniquely identifying all recipients of health care services. This is sometimes referred to as the National Individual Identifier (NII), or as the Healthcare ID.
National Payer ID
A system for uniquely identifying all healthcare organizations that pay for health care services. Also known as Health Plan ID, or Plan ID.
National Provider File (NPF)
The database envisioned for use in maintaining a national provider registry.
National Provider ID (NPI)
A system for uniquely identifying all providers of health care services, supplies, and equipment.
National Provider Registry
The healthcare organization envisioned for assigning National Provider IDs.
National Provider System (NPS)
The administrative system envisioned for supporting a national provider registry.
National Standard Format (NSF)
Generically, this applies to any nationally standardized data format, but it is often used in a more limited way to designate the Professional EMC NSF, a 320-byte flat file record format used to submit professional claims.
National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC)
A healthcare organization, chaired and hosted by the American Hospital Association, that maintains the UB-92 hardcopy institutional billing form and the data element specifications for both the hardcopy form and the 192-byte UB-92 flat file EMC format. The NUBC has a formal consultative role under HIPAA for all transactions affecting institutional health care services.
National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC)
A healthcare organization, chaired and hosted by the American Medical Association, that maintains the HCFA-1500 claim form and a set of data element specifications for professional claims submission via the HCFA-1500 claim form, the Professional EMC NSF, and the X12 837. The NUCC also maintains the Provider Taxonomy Codes and has a formal consultative role under HIPAA for all transactions affecting non-dental non-institutional professional health care services.
NCHICA
See also North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance (NCHICA).
NCPDP Batch Standard
An NCPDP standard designed for use by low-volume dispensers of pharmaceuticals, such as nursing homes. Use of Version 1.0 of this standard has been mandated under HIPAA.
NCPDP Telecommunication Standard
An NCPDP standard designed for use by high-volume dispensers of pharmaceuticals, such as retail pharmacies. Use of Version 5.1 of this standard has been mandated under HIPAA.
Net Mapping
The task of assessing incidents is made less difficult when there is an up-to-date map of the networks and their attached devices. Without this, it is hard to determine where an attack may have come from, what systems it may impact, etc. An automated network mapping capability can also reveal changes that may themselves be security incidents (e.g., addition of unauthorized hosts, unprotected attachment to Internet).
Network Sniffers
A network sniffer is a utility which will monitor and log network activity to a file. Intruders commonly use network sniffers to capture username and password data that is passed in clear text over the network.
NOC
Not Otherwise Classified or Nursing Outcomes Classification.
North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance (NCHICA)
A healthcare organization that promotes the advancement and integration of information technology into the health care industry.
Notice of Intent (NOI)
A document that describes a subject area for which the Federal Government is considering developing regulations. It may describe the presumably relevant considerations and invite comments from interested parties. These comments can then be used in developing an NPRM or a final regulation.
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
A document that describes and explains regulations that the Federal Government proposes to adopt at some future date, and invites interested parties to submit comments related to them. These comments can then be used in developing a final regulation.
NUBC EDI TAG
The NUBC EDI Technical Advisory Group, which coordinates issues affecting both the NUBC and the X12 standards.
