Provider Newsletter Archive 2020
- Take this opportunity to preview the 2021 provider operating guides
- 2021 State of Arizona employee health plan offers new tiered benefit option
- National Blue High Performance Network benefit plan available for 2021
- Federal Employee Program® changes for 2021
- Follow prescribing guidelines to protect patients from antibiotic-resistant infections
- Give patients real-time answers for prescription costs and coverage through your EMR
- Reminder! Important portal security update starts November 19
- COVID-19 emergency measures to continue without interruption
- Follow CMS guidelines for genetic testing for Medicare Advantage members
- Simple formula for managing diabetes: Proactive healthcare plus self-care
- Reminder: Quarterly fee updates and code edit changes
- COVID-19 emergency measures update effective November 1
- Seasonal flu won’t stop for the COVID-19 pandemic: Help patients avoid the risks
- Revised preservice requirements code lists now available
- BCBSAZ adds new Medicare Advantage BluePathway HMO plan for 2021
- Pre-service review requirements changing October 1
- Co-prescribing naloxone with high-dosage opioids can help save lives
- October 1: BCBSAZ begins Medicare Advantage reciprocal PPO network sharing
- Monitoring high-risk opioid analgesic prescribing practices
- Encourage your female patients to get recommended mammograms
- BCBSAZ continues COVID-19 emergency measures
- Watch for changing patterns in substance use during the era of COVID-19
- Effective August 1: New fill limits for benzodiazepines and hypnotic medications
- Reminder: Quarterly fee updates and code edit changes
- Update on COVID-19 emergency measures
- Effective August 1: Claim payment change for Medicare Advantage plans
- Guidelines for keeping children and adolescents up to date with vaccinations
- COVID-19 tele-everything: Best practices for providers
- COVID-19 waivers and adjustments: See what’s changing
- Launch of eviCore utilization management program for Medicare Advantage members
- Save time: Use the precertification request tool for emergency/urgent admission notifications
- Follow-up care after ED visits is always important—but especially for these patients
- The new Substance Use Resource Center helpline: Free, confidential, and available for all Arizonans
- BCBSAZ supports ADHS-exempted providers as they resume elective surgeries
- BCBSAZ to partner with eviCore for Medicare Advantage members
- BCBSAZ changes name for provider partnerships reps
- Reminder: Quarterly fee updates and code edit changes
- Update from BCBSAZ CMO Dr. James Napoli on tele-everything benefits
- The fight against the opioid epidemic goes on: Join the MAT Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO)
- How to help your billing team access important claim information
- Billing for most drugs supplied in outpatient facilities: Use revenue code 0636 (not 0250)
- COVID-19: BCBSAZ expands support for affected members
- It’s all about our members: 2020 HEDIS® data studies are underway
- See helpful revisions to the BCBSAZ Medicare Advantage prior authorization fax form
- The news is good: Regular screenings help find and prevent cervical cancer
- Telemarketing phishing schemes defraud patients with unneeded meds, DME, and other services
- 2020 BCBSAZ Medicare Advantage Provider Operating Guide and other important updates
- Arizona legislators to vote on a record number of bills, many targeting healthcare issues
- The Choosing Wisely® initiative: An executive summary of our 2019 Patient Focus articles
- Annual update of BCBSAZ fee schedules
- Medication assisted treatment for opioid addiction: Evidence-based care that saves lives
- Continue using 2019 precertification requirements for 2020 PCP Coordinated Care HMO plans
- Help your patients with chronic asthma to breathe easier
- Change in claim submission for Corporate Health Services group members
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