What is the difference between a PreViser ID and a Patient ID?
The PreViser ID is generated by PreViser and cannot be changed. It is a long, randomly generated set of numbers and letters, which is created when the patient’s record is first set up in PreViser. It is the only piece of identifying information that is transmitted over the Internet to and from the PreViser web services (to perform a Risk Calculation or to access a Treatment Option plan, for example). This keeps PreViser’s treatment of the patient’s information “de-identified” as defined by the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The Patient ID is optional, is created by you and can be changed later. Like the rest of the patient’s individual information (address, etc.), it is only stored on your local system, and can be anything you choose to easily recognize and identify a patient’s records – letters and/or numbers. One example of a protocol you might use is First Name and Last Initial (e.g. georgew). Your practice may already have an ID you use to identify patients in your system, so you can use that
