In this video, we'll review the process
to connect to an organization, specifically a practice.
This video is applicable to solo practitioners
and representatives of a group practice.
Whether reporting to MIPS as a group or as individuals,
there is a two-step process you need to complete
in order to sign into the QPP website to submit, view,
and manage data for your organization.
The first step is to create a HARP account.
If you don't have a HARP account,
you can do so from the sign-in page.
Click Sign In in the upper-right-hand corner,
then click Register.
From here, you can click Register with HARP,
which will redirect you to the HARP website
to create an account.
Once you've completed the process
to create a HARP account, you will return to the QPP website
and sign in with your user ID and password.
Enter your username and password.
You must check that you agree to the Statement of Truth
before you can click Sign In.
At this point, you'll receive the code on the device
you've selected for multi-factor authorization
during the HARP account creation process.
Enter your code to complete the sign-in process.
Once you've signed in, click Manage Access
on the left-hand navigation page.
If this is your first time requesting access
to an organization, you will see a message
that you're not connected to any organizations
and a large button inviting you to connect to an organization.
If you're like me and already have access to an organization,
you'll see those organizations listed on the page
and a link to connect to another organization.
The process is the same
whether you're connecting to an organization for the first time
or connecting to a new organization.
Once you click the link, you'll be prompted
to choose your organization type.
Select Practice, scroll down, and click Continue.
At this point, you will be asked to identify
the number of practices you wish to connect to.
A practice is associated with
a single taxpayer identification number, or TIN.
So if you represent several practices
or work for a large group with multiple TINs,
you can choose multiple practices to connect to at once.
Click the plus sign to increase
the number of practices you wish to connect to.
In this video, we'll just connect to a single practice,
so I'll click the minus sign to get back to one.
You search for the practice by entering the nine-digit TIN
or legal business name.
Select the practice in the dropdown menu
and click Continue.
If you're the first person to request access to the practice,
the role will default to the Security Official role,
and you will be required to provide additional information.
You'll be prompted to provide the 10-digit
National Provider Identification -- Identifier, or NPI,
of one of the clinicians in the practice;
the Provider Transaction Access Number, PTAN,
for the same clinician;
the practice's nine-digit taxpayer identification number.
If you don't know the clinician's PTAN,
you'll need to log into PECOS,
where you can find this information.
You will see an approval notification pop up after
the information you've submitted is validated by the system.
If the information you entered can't be validated,
your request will be rejected.
If this happens,
verify and re-enter the required information.
If you continue to have problems,
contact the QPP Service Center.
If the organization already has a security official,
you will be asked to select a role,
either Security Official or Staff User.
Both roles let you submit and view data for your organization,
but only Security Officials can approve requests
from other users to connect to the practice.
Once your request has been submitted,
the existing Security Official is responsible for reviewing
and approving your request.
Your request will remain in pending state
until it's approved.
If your role request remains in pending state,
contact the QPP Service Center for assistance.