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03/16/23 Caring for Substance Use Disorders
03/16/23 Monitoring Children Using ADHD Medication
03/16/23 Screening and Follow-Up Care for Maternal Mental Health
03/10/23 AIM Specialty Health Changes Its Name to Carelon Medical Benefits Management
03/03/23 Earn Continuing Education Credit through Webinar on Opioids
03/03/23 Earn Continuing Education Credit through Webinar on Maternal Mental Health
02/21/23 Pharmacy Program Quarterly Update, Part 2: Changes Effective Jan. 1, 2023
02/20/23 Cultural Awareness Webinars: Earn Continuing Education Credit
02/17/23 New for 2023: Specialty Pharmacies Added In-Network
02/16/23 BlueApprovR^SM Expedites some Prior Authorizations — Attend a Training Soon to Learn More
02/09/23 Pharmacy Program Updates: Quarterly Pharmacy Changes Effective April 1, 2023 – Part 1
02/09/23 Verify Your Directory Details Every 90 Days
02/08/23 More Access for Medicare Patients and Providers
02/03/23 Survey to Assess Medicare Advantage Members’ Experiences
02/02/23 Closing Gaps in Colon Care
02/02/23 Quality Care: Screening for Depression
01/27/23 CPT Category II Codes Can Help Close Care Gaps
01/09/23 Prior Authorization Codes Updated for Commercial Members, Effective April 1
01/09/23 Current Procedural Terminology^® (CPT^®) Codes Updated for Prior Authorization for Medicare, April 1
01/09/23 ClaimsXten™ Quarterly Update Effective April 17, 2023
01/05/23 Supporting Heart Health Equity
12/22/22 Delivering Quality Care: Cervical and Breast Cancer Screenings
12/22/22 Patients in the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Program Should Not Be Billed
12/22/22 Hospitals Must Provide Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice
12/22/22 Predetermination is now Recommended Clinical Review
12/22/22 Inflation Reduction Act to Impact Insulin and Vaccine Costs for Medicare Members
11/28/22 Prior Authorization Codes Updated for Commercial Members, Effective January 1
11/22/22 Reminder - New Laboratory Management Program for BCBSOK Members effective November 1, 2022
11/18/22 MAPD Risk Adjustment Medical Records Request
11/17/22 Downcoding Explanations for NSA Claims by Nonparticipating Providers
11/14/22 Statin Therapy for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes
11/01/22 Pharmacy Program Updates: Quarterly Pharmacy Changes Effective Jan. 1, 2023 – Part 1
11/01/22 New BCBSOK BlueApprovR^SM Tool Improves Behavioral Health Prior Authorization — Attend a Training
10/31/22 New BCBSOK Network MyBlue HMO^SM Launches Jan. 1, 2023
10/26/22 Prior Authorization Codes Updated for Commercial Members, Effective Jan. 1, 2023
10/12/22 Pharmacy Program Updates: Quarterly Pharmacy Changes Effective Oct. 1, 2022 – Part 2
10/11/22 Diabetes Screening for People Using Antipsychotic Medications
10/07/22 Postponed: Use Our Automated Phone System to Request Prior Authorization for FEP^® Members
10/07/22 Addressing Disparities in Breast Cancer for Black Women
10/07/22 New Tool to Verify Credentialing Information
10/07/22 Earn Continuing Education Credit at Webinar on Low Back Pain
10/06/22 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) Codes Updated for Prior Authorization for Medicare
10/06/22 Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health: New Resources for Providers
09/28/22 Confirm Medical Record Receipt Status Online for Prior Authorization Requests
09/16/22 Earn Continuing Education Credit through Webinar on Suicide Prevention
09/16/22 Submitting Unlisted or Miscellaneous Codes: Billing Guidelines and Reminders
09/16/22 Reduction in Prior Authorization Requirements for Certain ABA Codes Effective Sept. 1
09/14/22 Help Close Diabetes Disparity Gaps
09/06/22 Reminders When Using the Claims Inquiry Resolution (CIR) tool
09/01/22 Coverage Information for Monkeypox
08/29/22 Notice of Provider and Member Rights and Responsibilities
08/22/22 New Laboratory Management Program to Begin Nov. 1, 2022
08/10/22 Coming Soon: IVR System to Offer Prior Authorization Requests for FEP Members
08/09/22 Videos to Share on Behavioral Health Care
08/09/22 ClaimsXten™ Quarterly Update Effective Dec. 5, 2022
08/09/22 Webinars on Cross-Cultural Care Offer Continuing Education Credit
08/09/22 Verify Your Directory Details Every 90 Days
08/09/22 Pharmacy Program Updates: Quarterly Pharmacy Changes Effective Oct. 1, 2022 – Part 1
08/08/22 Are you using these shared decision-making aids?
08/08/22 Avoiding Antibiotics for Acute Bronchitis and Other Viruses
07/19/22 New Online Option to Confirm Receipt Status of Faxed or Mailed Medical Records
07/14/22 FYI: Upcoming Changes to BlueLincs HMO Out-of-Network Claims
07/14/22 Preparing for 2022 Summer HEDIS Medical Record Collection
07/13/22 Pharmacy Program Updates: Quarterly Pharmacy Changes Effective July 1, 2022 – Part 2
07/07/22 Current Procedural Terminology^® (CPT) Codes Updated for Prior Authorization for Medicare, Effective Oct. 1
07/07/22 Current Procedural Terminology^® (CPT) Codes Updated for Prior Authorization for Commercial Members, Effective October 1
06/24/22 Pharmacy Program Updates: Quarterly Pharmacy Changes Effective July 1, 2022 – Part 1
06/21/22 Catch Up on Routine Vaccines and Well-Child Visits
06/21/22 New ‘Message This Payer’ Option Now Available via Availity® Essentials
06/21/22 Update on CT Contrast Shortage
06/15/22 In-home Test Kits for Colorectal Cancer Screening
06/15/22 Flex and Open Access for Medicare Patients and Providers
06/13/22 Notification of Appeal Timeframe Returning to Normal for Provider Appeals
06/03/22 Standing with our community during the Saint Francis Health System tragedy
06/03/22 Pricing Information to Display Starting in July
06/03/22 Provider Satisfaction Survey 2022
06/03/22 New Quick Reference Page Available
05/31/22 Earn Continuing Education Credit at Webinar on Avoiding Inappropriate Antibiotic Use
05/31/22 Behavioral Health Collaboration Requests
05/31/22 Help Close Gaps in Care for Group Medicare Advantage Members
05/19/22 Submit Multiple Clinical Claim Appeal Requests Online
05/19/22 Availity^®Essentials Claim Status Tool Update
05/19/22 ClaimsXten™ Quarterly Update Reminder
05/19/22 Managing Diabetes
05/19/22 Education Information Required for Directory
05/04/22 Changes to BCBSOK’s Policy on Provider Network Effective Date
05/03/22 BCBSOK to Recommend Preferred Drugs through Enhanced Prior Authorization
04/28/22 Postponed: New Lab Policies and Laboratory Benefit Management Program
04/21/22 Current Procedural Terminology^® (CPT) Codes Updated for Prior Authorization for Medicare, Effective July 1
04/21/22 Supporting Care During and After Pregnancy
04/21/22 New ‘Message This Payer’ Option Coming Soon via Availity® Essentials
04/21/22 Follow-Up Care for Substance Abuse Disorders
04/21/22 Credentialing Requirement for Facility-Based Providers
04/15/22 Pharmacy Program Updates: Quarterly Pharmacy Changes Effective April 1, 2022 – Part 2
04/15/22 Coding for Breast Augmentation and Removal for Gender Affirming Surgery
04/14/22 Behavioral Health — Free CME/CEU Webinars
04/12/22 Change Coming to FEP® Out-of-State Claims Processing
03/17/22 Free Webinars and Continuing Education Credit
03/17/22 Advisory on Telemedicine Services – Place of Service (POS) Codes
03/16/22 Closing Gaps in Colon Care
03/04/22 ClaimsXten™ Quarterly Update Reminder
03/04/22 Current Procedural Terminology^® (CPT) Codes Updated for Prior Authorization for Medicare
03/04/22 Current Procedural Terminology^® (CPT) Codes Updated for Prior Authorization for Commercial Members
03/02/22 Verify and Update Your Information Online via Availity® Provider Data Management
03/02/22 All Contracted Providers Will Now Display in Provider Finder^®
03/02/22 Closing Gaps in Care for Group Medicare Advantage Members
03/01/22 Update: CMS Payment Adjustments for Medicare Providers
02/24/22 New Laboratory Management Program to Begin May 1, 2022
02/21/22 Reminder: Claim Editing Enhancements Coming April 1
02/15/22 Differential Diagnosis of Depression
02/10/22 Pharmacy Program Updates: Quarterly Pharmacy Changes Effective April 1, 2022 – Part 1
01/26/22 Supporting Healthy Hearts
01/18/22 Availity® Tools to Support Providers in 2022
01/14/22 It’s Time - Verify Your Directory Details
01/12/22 Reminder: Claim Editing Enhancements Coming in 2022, Register for a Training Webinar
01/12/22 ClaimsXten^TM Quarterly Update Reminder
01/07/22 Pharmacy Program Updates: Quarterly Pharmacy Changes Effective Jan. 1, 2022 – Part 2
01/07/22 Pharmacy Program Updates: Quarterly Pharmacy Changes Effective Jan. 1, 2022 – Part 1