As the U.S. invests billions of dollars to convert from paper-based medical records to electronic ones, has the time come to offer everyone a unique health-care identification number? Proponents say ...

Like any individual, a business needs an identifier to separate it from every other company. Most small business owners get a separate tax identification number (TIN) in order to conduct business, ...

Companies, like people, are usually known by their names, but people and companies both have other types of identification, often issued by government agencies in the form of identification numbers.

EIN serves as a unique identifier for businesses, similar to an individual's SSN. Businesses, especially with employees or those needing to file certain taxes, must obtain an EIN. Applying for an EIN ...

The medical regulator, National Medical Commission (NMC) announced a new regulation for doctors to get a Unique Identification Number (UID) to practice medicine in the country, according to a media ...