CommercialJuly 31, 2018
August 2018 BCBSGa Provider Newsletter
Administrative
CommercialAugust 3, 2018
Provider transparency updateCommercialJuly 31, 2018
Availity is BCBSGa’s designated EDI GatewayCommercialJuly 31, 2018
2018 BCBSGa provider Town Hall meeting schedule updateCommercialJuly 31, 2018
Member explanation of benefits gets a makeoverCommercialJuly 31, 2018
Care and Cost Finder – new sort optionCommercialJuly 31, 2018
BCBSGa to enhance automated claim edits for professional claimsCommercialJuly 31, 2018
Submit clinical information with requestCommercialJuly 31, 2018
Important information about billing colonoscopy and related anesthesia servicesCommercialJuly 31, 2018
Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) certified shared decision making aid available on the webCommercialJuly 31, 2018
Improved claims escalation processCommercialJuly 31, 2018
BCBSGa engages with Alliant Health SolutionsCommercialJuly 31, 2018
We’re changing our trade nameCommercialJuly 31, 2018
Interactive Care Reviewer (ICR) tool enhancementsCommercialJuly 31, 2018
Introduction to Availity EDI Gateway services for BCBSGa provider organizationsCommercialJuly 31, 2018
Streamlined workflow for solicited medical attachmentsCommercialJuly 31, 2018
MyDiversePatients.com: A website to support your diverse patientsCommercialJuly 31, 2018
Are you looking for innovative ways to improve your patients’ experiences and earn CME credits?CommercialJuly 31, 2018
Use the Provider Maintenance Form to update your practice informationCommercialJuly 31, 2018
Clinical Practice and Preventive Health guidelines available on the webCommercialJuly 31, 2018
HEDIS® 2018: provider incentive winners announcedPolicy Updates
CommercialJuly 31, 2018
Updates to AIM advanced imaging clinical appropriateness guidelinesCommercialJuly 31, 2018
Update to AIM radiation oncology clinical appropriateness guidelinesCommercialJuly 31, 2018
Important billing update for professional delivery claimsCommercialJuly 31, 2018
New prior authorization requirement for EGD services begins November 1, 2018CommercialJuly 31, 2018
Archived medical policyCommercialJuly 31, 2018
Notification of preapproval list changes 8/1/18CommercialJuly 31, 2018
Medical policy and clinical guideline updates 8/1/2018CommercialJuly 31, 2018
Professional reimbursement policy updatesProducts & Programs
CommercialJuly 31, 2018
Additional support available for members with rare conditionsCommercialJuly 31, 2018
BCBSGa expands specialty pharmacy clinical site of care (level of care) drug listCommercialJuly 31, 2018
BCBSGa to update drug lists supporting commercial health plansCommercialJuly 31, 2018
BCBSGa accepts prior authorization requests for prescription medications onlineCommercialJuly 31, 2018
BCBSGa applies daily morphine equivalent dosing limitCommercialJuly 31, 2018
Pharmacy information available on the webCommercialJuly 31, 2018
BCBSGa expands specialty pharmacy prior authorization listState & Federal
Medicare AdvantageJuly 31, 2018
MA members receive incentives for completing screeningsMedicare AdvantageJuly 31, 2018
BCBSGa adopts Milliman Care Guidelines for inpatient rehabilitation, subacute rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility clinical reviewsMedicare AdvantageJuly 31, 2018
DME providers and physicians: important wheelchair prior authorization informationMedicare AdvantageJuly 31, 2018
Submit PA medication requests electronically; new phone number for MA prescription PAs effective Sept. 1Medicare AdvantageJuly 31, 2018
CMS issues regulatory changes for short- and long-acting narcotics; days’ supply limits effective Jan. 1, 2019Medicare AdvantageJuly 31, 2018
MyDiversePatients.com addresses health care disparitiesMedicare AdvantageJuly 31, 2018
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