DME providers and physicians: important wheelchair prior authorization information
Jul 31, 2018
• State & Federal / Medicare
To help our members receive the DME equipment they need and help ensure no disruption in care, it is important to document that the physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant or clinical nurse specialist has had a face-to-face encounter with the patient. Additional details on this requirement and other information that will help ensure that your prior authorization request for a wheelchair is processed efficiently will be available at
Important Medicare Advantage Updates at
bcbsga.com/medicareprovider.
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August 2018 BCBSGa Provider Newsletter