Per TMA Article Published 5/25/2022
Hospitals are required to let you know when they’ve seen your patient via an admit, discharge, or transfer (ADT) notice. To ensure that happens, physicians are required to make sure their digital contact information in a federal database is up to date.
As part of the same federal rule, physicians are required to update their digital contact information in the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) so hospitals have the information they need to electronically send the ADT notices.
Your digital contact information should not be a standard email address, rather a direct protocol or similar HIPAA-compliant address. The Texas Health Services Authority direct protocol workgroup has developed practical instructions on how to add your digital address to NPPES
For More Information Check out these links:
Interoperability and Patient Access final rule.