California
Provider Communications

April 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California

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Title	Category
The health of millennials: Trends in behavioral health conditions	Behavioral Health
Correction: Updated formulary lists for commercial health plan pharmacy benefit effective April 1, 2021	Pharmacy
Pharmacy information available on anthem.com/ca	Pharmacy
Does your practice offer telehealth services? Let us know!	Administrative
Interactive bilingual website Taking Action for Our Health Exclusively developed for the Latino Community	Administrative
Join Anthem Blue Cross in talking about racism and its impact on health	Administrative
Keeping up with routine vaccination during COVID-19: Well-child visits vaccinations are essential services	Administrative
Attention facilities: Sending admission, discharge and transfer data to Anthem Blue Cross results in improved care management for patients	Administrative
Make the change to digital authorization/referral and hospital admission notifications using EDI	Administrative
Anthem Blue Cross cost transparency	Administrative
Provider transparency update	Administrative
Payer Spaces: name change announcement	Administrative
Understanding Availity roles for electronic data interchange	Administrative
Provider education	Administrative
Network leasing arrangements	Administrative
Important coding update for the AIM sleep program	Medical Policy & Clinical Guidelines
Clinical guidelines CG-Lab-11	Medical Policy & Clinical Guidelines
Maximizing efficient, high quality COVID-19 screenings	Medical Policy & Clinical Guidelines
HEDIS 2021 Federal Employee Program® medical record request requirements	Federal Employee Plan (FEP)
Prior authorization for specialty pharmacy	Medi-Cal Managed Care
November 2020 medical policies and utilization management guidelines update	Medi-Cal Managed Care
Clinical criteria updates notification November 2020	Medi-Cal Managed Care
There is something new happening at Anthem Blue Cross	Medi-Cal Managed Care
Iron infusion medical step therapy notice	Medi-Cal Managed Care
Clinical criteria updates notification December 2020	Medi-Cal Managed Care
April – Defeat diabetes month	Medi-Cal Managed Care
Health education classes	Medi-Cal Managed Care
Diabetes prevention program	Medi-Cal Managed Care
Requirements for using the Staying Healthy Assessment tool in an electronic format	Medi-Cal Managed Care
Tobacco cessation requirements for Medi-Cal Managed Care providers	Medi-Cal Managed Care
Does your practice offer telehealth services? Let us know!	Medicare
In-office assessment	Medicare
Oncology dose reduction program beginning July 1, 2021	Medicare
Clinical Criteria updates notification November 2020	Medicare
Clinical Criteria updates notification December 2020	Medicare
Oncology dose reduction program beginning July 1, 2021	Cal MediConnect
Clinical criteria updates notification November 2020	Cal MediConnect
Clinical criteria updates notification December 2020	Cal MediConnect
Prior authorization required for specialty pharmacy drugs	Medi-Cal Managed Care

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