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- COVID-19 Preparedness
- COVID-19 Related News
- Blue Review
- 10/23/20 Updated: HFS IMPACT File Discrepancies Causing Claim Rejections for BCCHPSM
- 10/23/20 Are you using these shared decision-making aids when talking with your patients?
- 10/21/20 Free Webinar on Coordination of Care Includes Continuing Education Credit for Providers
- 10/21/20 Blue Review Readership Survey: We Value Your Feedback
- 10/16/20 Enhanced Availity® Claim Status Tool Replaces Claim Research Tool, Gives You One Tool for All BCBSIL Members
- 10/12/20 Member Cost-Sharing Waiver for COVID-19 Treatment Extended Until Dec. 31, 2020
- 10/09/20 Childhood Immunization Rates Fall Amidst Pandemic Fears
- 10/06/20 Availity® Provider Portal Updates Versus CAQH® Updates
- 10/05/20 New Tip Sheets* for Behavioral Health HEDIS® Measures: FUA and FUM
- 10/05/20 2020-2021 Flu Season Reminders and Updates, Including What's Covered for Medicaid
- 10/05/20 Attention Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Providers: New Billing Guideline
- 10/02/20 Update: BCCHP and MMAI Provider Alert: Mandatory Annual Training Must Be Completed by Dec. 31, 2020
- 10/02/20 October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Help Your Patients Feel Safe About Resuming Elective Screenings
- 10/02/20 New Prior Authorization Requirements for Some Custom Account Members Will Take Effect Jan. 1, 2021
- 10/01/20 Update: Making It Easier to Access CT Chest Scans
- 10/01/20 Procedure Code and Fee Schedule Updates
- 10/01/20 Prior Authorization for Some Commercial Members Will Transition from eviCore to AIM, Effective Jan. 1, 2021
- 09/30/20 Provider Finder® Gets an Upgrade
- 09/30/20 Verify Procedure Code Prior Authorization Requirements and Submit Prior Authorization Requests via Availity®
- 09/29/20 In-Home Test Kits for Blue Choice Preferred PPO Members with Diabetes
- 09/25/20 Update: Itemized Bills Required for Some Facility Claims Over $100k
- 09/22/20 Blue High Performance NetworkSM (Blue HPNSM) to Launch in January 2021
- 09/14/20 Resuming Outreach to Medicare Members to Close HEDIS® Gaps
- 09/14/20 Free Webinar on Substance Abuse Includes Continuing Education Credit for Providers
- 09/11/20 Medication Assisted Treatment Providers: Help Our Members Find You
- 09/10/20 Medicaid Update: Prior Authorization Vendor Change for Select Medical Drug Codes
- 09/10/20 BCBSIL Extends Telehealth Benefits Through Dec. 31, 2020
- 09/09/20 Telehealth Visits – Medicare Advantage
- 09/04/20 Pharmacy Program Updates: Quarterly Pharmacy Changes Effective Oct. 1, 2020 – Part 2
- 09/03/20 Attend a Free Blue UniversitySM Webinar on Vaccine Confidence
- 09/02/20 We've Made Our HMO Scope of Benefits in the Commercial Provider Manual Easier to Navigate
- 09/01/20 Blue Distinction® Message via the Availity® Eligibility and Benefits Results
- 09/01/20 Obtain BCBSIL Patient ID Numbers Online via Availity®
- 08/28/20 Illinois Medicaid Claim Filing Tip: Include the Prior Authorization Number
- 08/17/20 Physical Therapy Benefits to be Contained Within Automated IVR Phone System as of Sept. 8, 2020
- 08/14/20 HEDIS MY2020: Key Changes for Medicaid Pay-for-Performance Measures
- 08/07/20 Imaging Studies for Uncomplicated Low Back Pain
- 08/07/20 New 2020-2021* Tip Sheets for HEDIS® Behavioral Health Measures
- 08/06/20 FIT Kit May Be Best Choice for Colorectal Cancer Screening
- 08/06/20 Reducing Cardiac Risk: Prescribing Statins for Patients with Diabetes
- 08/05/20 Overpayment Recovery Process for Contracted Providers: Changes as of Jan. 1, 2020
- 08/04/20 Commercial PPO and BCCHPSM Providers: Join Us for An Orientation Webinar
- 07/30/20 iExchange® Will Be Deactivated on Aug. 17, 2020
- 07/27/20 Free Webinar on Depression Includes Continuing Education Credit; All Providers Welcome
- 07/24/20 Submit Predetermination of Benefits Requests via the Availity® Provider Portal
- 07/20/20 Telehealth Cost-Share Waiver Extended for Medicare Members
- 07/13/20 Pharmacy Program Updates: Quarterly Pharmacy Changes Effective Oct. 1, 2020 – Part 1
- 07/02/20 Refer Our Members to In-Network Laboratories
- 06/30/20 Avoid National Drug Code (NDC) Billing Mistakes
- 06/30/20 BCBSIL Extends Telehealth Benefits Through Dec. 31, 2020
- 06/30/20 Member Cost-Sharing Waiver for COVID-19 Treatment Extended Until Aug 31, 2020
- 06/23/20 Federal Agencies Extend Timely Filing and Appeals Deadlines
- 06/22/20 CMS Payment Adjustments for Medicare and MMAI Providers During Public Health Emergency
- 06/22/20 Medicaid Providers: CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Webinar
- 06/12/20 Reminder: CPT® Codes May Change
- 06/05/20 The Importance of Childhood and Adolescent Immunization During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- 06/05/20 Pharmacy Program Updates: Quarterly Pharmacy Changes Effective July 1, 2020 – Part 2
- 06/04/20 Update: Credentialing Process Simplified for COVID-19
- 06/01/20 High-Tech Imaging Providers: Action Needed
- 05/29/20 Updated! COVID-19 FAQs: Details Added for Medicare Providers
- 05/28/20 Drug Cost Transparency Tool Available for Fortune Brands Group Members
- 05/26/20 Recoupment Letter Threshold for Government Programs Claims, Effective July 31, 2020
- 05/21/20 Learn How to Submit Benefit Preauthorization Requests Through the eviCore Web Portal
- 05/20/20 Provider Claims Dispute Process Overview for Government Programs
- 05/19/20 Member Cost-Sharing Waiver for COVID-19 Treatment Extended Until June 30, 2020
- 05/19/20 Member Cost-Sharing Waiver for COVID-19 Treatment Extended Until June 30, 2020
- 05/15/20 Prior Authorizations to Transfer Members to Post-Acute Care Resume May 16, 2020
- 05/14/20 Alert: Extending Prior Authorization on Previously-Approved Elective Surgeries, Procedures and Therapies
- 05/13/20 Calls to Electronic Commerce Services will be Redirected to Email as of June 15, 2020
- 05/01/20 New Annual Wellness Visit Resources for Medicare Providers
- 04/30/20 Important Reminder Regarding Billing for Point-of-Use Convenience Kits
- 04/29/20 Attention High-Tech Imaging Providers: Complete Your OptiNet® Assessment
- 04/29/20 BlueCard® Alert: Prior Authorization Process for California Blue Plan Members with Prefix PHU
- 04/28/20 Corrected: BCBSIL is Making it Easier to Transfer Members to Post-Acute Care
- 04/15/20 Pharmacy Program Updates: Quarterly Pharmacy Changes Effective on or after July 1, 2020 – Part 1
- 04/14/20 High-tech Imaging Provider Alert: Gain Visibility with OptiNet®
- 04/14/20 Alert: iExchange® Deactivation Extended Due to COVID-19
- 04/10/20 Attention Non-emergent Transportation Providers: Medicaid Claim Process Changes, Updated March 27, 2020
- 04/6/20 Extending Prior Authorization on Previously-Approved Elective Surgeries, Procedures and Therapies
- 04/2/20 Alert: COVID-19 Updates for BCCHP Providers
- 04/1/20 Urologist Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for Fraudulent Billings
- 03/31/20 Reminder: New BCBSIL Electronic Commercial Claim Validation Edits, Effective April 1, 2020
- 03/30/20 Reminder: iExchange® Deactivating on April 15, 2020 – Use the Availity® Authorizations Tool
- 03/28/20 COVID-19 Preparedness Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) from Providers
- 03/28/20 Alert: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Further Expands Telehealth to All In-Network Providers
- 03/27/20 Medicare Advantage Provider Call Center Lines Experiencing Longer Hold Times
- 03/18/20 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Further Expands Telehealth in Response to COVID-19
- 03/16/20 Pharmacy Program Updates: Quarterly Pharmacy Changes Effective April 1, 2020 – Part 2
- 03/12/20 Three New ClaimsXten™ Rules to be Implemented in June 2020
- 03/11/20 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Expands Telehealth Program Effective March 10, 2020
- 03/05/20 Long Term Care Facility Guidance for Coronavirus (COVID19) from the Illinois Department of Public Health
- 03/02/20 Effective March 31, 2020, New Payment Policy for BCCHP and MMAI Members
- 03/02/20 Online Breast Cancer Screening Tool May Encourage Women to Schedule Mammogram
- 02/28/20 New Electronic Commercial Claim Validation Edits, Effective April 1, 2020
- 02/28/20 PPO Network Physical Medicine UM Program FAQs (Updated March 2020)
- 02/25/20 Update: New Authorizations Tool via Availity Provider Portal®: Revised Launch Date of Feb. 17, 2020
- 02/18/20 Attention Non-emergent Transportation Providers: Medicaid Claim Process Changes, Effective Feb. 1, 2020
- 02/18/20 Resolved: Electronic Payment and Remittance Delivery Delay
- 02/14/20 Electronic Payment and Remittance Delivery Delay
- 02/11/20 eviCore Benefit Preauthorization Training: Obstetric Ultrasound Episodic Submission Process
- 02/11/20 Pharmacy Program Updates: Quarterly Pharmacy Changes Effective April 1, 2020 – Part 1
- 02/10/20 Provider Onboarding Form Training
- 02/10/20 Statewide HealthChoice Illinois MLTSS Implementation – Orientation Webinars
- 02/06/20 New Orientation Webinars with PNCs for Commercial and Government Providers
- 01/30/20 BCBS National Coordination of CareSM Program to Serve Group Medicare Advantage PPO Members
- 01/28/20 Implementation Delay: Authorizations via Availity® Provider Portal
- 01/28/20 2020 Consumer CAHPS® Survey for Medicaid Members
- 01/27/20 Clarification and Reminders for Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO and ‘Open Access’)
- 01/16/20 Corrected Claim Handling Update for Medicaid Members
- 01/13/20 Two New ClaimsXten™ Rules to be Implemented in April 2020
- 01/09/20 Remind Your Patients: It's Not Too Late for a Flu Shot
- 01/06/20 Reminder: New Online Enrollment Process for 835 EFT and ERA through the Availity® Provider Portal
- 01/03/20 2020 Benefit Preauthorization Requirements, Reminders and Resources (PPO – Commercial and Government Programs)
- 01/02/20 Introducing a New Benefit Preauthorization Submission Tool via Availity® Provider Portal
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