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November 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California

Title	Category
US Antibiotic Awareness Week	Pharmacy
Transition to AIM rehabilitative service clinical appropriateness guidelines	Medicare
Stay “in the know” at no charge!	Administrative
Reminder: Post service reviews using AIM	Products & Programs
Reimbursement Policy update: Nurse practitioner and physician assistant services, professional Policy 20-002, effective 04/24/20	Medi-Cal Managed Care
Reimbursement Policy update: Nurse practitioner and physician assistant services, professional Reimbursement Policy (effective 04/24/20)	Cal MediConnect
Provider training webinars for site of care: Hospital based ambulatory surgical procedures and Endoscopic services (CG-SURG-52) beginning in November 2020	Administrative
Provider Chat: A fast, easy way to get your questions answered	Medicare
Provider Chat – a fast, easy way to get your questions answered	Medi-Cal Managed Care
Prior authorization requirements for the below codes	Medicare
Preferred continuous glucose monitors	Medicare
November 26 is National Family Health History Day	Medi-Cal Managed Care
New specialty pharmacy medical step therapy requirements	Medi-Cal Managed Care
New specialty pharmacy medical step therapy requirements	Medi-Cal Managed Care
Network leasing arrangements	Administrative
Member grievance process and forms must be made available upon request at provider office	Administrative
Medical drug benefit Clinical Criteria updates	Medi-Cal Managed Care
Medical drug benefit Clinical Criteria updates	Cal MediConnect
IngenioRx introduces new pharmacy network in 2021	Pharmacy
Help prevent pre-eclampsia with prenatal aspirin	Medi-Cal Managed Care
Get the full picture of your patient’s health through their smartphone	Products & Programs
FDA approvals and expedited pathways used – new molecular entities	Medicare
Easily update provider demographics with the online Provider Maintenance Form	Administrative
Digital transactions cut administrative tasks in half Introducing the Anthem Blue Cross Provider Digital Engagement Supplement to the provider manual.	Administrative
Digital transactions cut administrative tasks in half	Medi-Cal Managed Care
Digital transactions cut administrative tasks in half	Medicare
Digital transactions cut administrative tasks in half	Cal MediConnect
Coding spotlight: Tips and best practices for compliance	Medi-Cal Managed Care
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) number: Additional information	Administrative
Changes to utilization requirements for Avsola, Renflexis and Inflectra for CalPERS PPO members only!	Pharmacy
Availity attachment tools for Anthem Blue Cross and Affiliate Payers – live webinars	Administrative
Anthem Blue Cross provider directory and provider data updates	Administrative
Anthem Blue Cross Chat A fast, easy way to have your questions answered.	Administrative
AIM Musculoskeletal program expansion update	Medicare

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November 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California

US Antibiotic Awareness Week

Transition to AIM rehabilitative service clinical appropriateness guidelines

Stay “in the know” at no charge!

Reminder: Post service reviews using AIM

Reimbursement Policy update: Nurse practitioner and physician assistant services, professional

Reimbursement Policy update: Nurse practitioner and physician assistant services, professional

Provider training webinars for site of care: Hospital based ambulatory surgical procedures and Endoscopic services (CG-SURG-52) beginning in November 2020

Provider Chat: A fast, easy way to get your questions answered

Provider Chat – a fast, easy way to get your questions answered

Prior authorization requirements for the below codes

Preferred continuous glucose monitors

November 26 is National Family Health History Day

New specialty pharmacy medical step therapy requirements

New specialty pharmacy medical step therapy requirements

Network leasing arrangements

Member grievance process and forms must be made available upon request at provider office

Medical drug benefit Clinical Criteria updates

Medical drug benefit Clinical Criteria updates

IngenioRx introduces new pharmacy network in 2021

Help prevent pre-eclampsia with prenatal aspirin

Get the full picture of your patient’s health through their smartphone

FDA approvals and expedited pathways used – new molecular entities

Easily update provider demographics with the online Provider Maintenance Form

Digital transactions cut administrative tasks in half

Digital transactions cut administrative tasks in half

Digital transactions cut administrative tasks in half

Digital transactions cut administrative tasks in half

Coding spotlight: Tips and best practices for compliance

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) number: Additional information

Changes to utilization requirements for Avsola, Renflexis and Inflectra for CalPERS PPO members only!

Availity attachment tools for Anthem Blue Cross and Affiliate Payers – live webinars

Anthem Blue Cross provider directory and provider data updates

Anthem Blue Cross Chat

AIM Musculoskeletal program expansion update

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November 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California

California
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