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BlueLink Newsletter

CareFirst's bimonthly administrative provider newsletter for participating practitioners and their office staff.

2014

	Month	Highlights
	December	We have a New Provider Website Design. Look inside for details. Have you Validated Your Information yet? We tell you how. Lots of Webinars and Seminars. Preventive Screenings – Let the Conversation Begin. Join the talk inside Guess what? Electronic Submission Now Available for Institutional Medicare Secondary Claims. Learn about our Quality Improvement Program. Pharmacy Updates has all the New Generics and New Drugs.
	November	CareFirst has a New Provider Information Validation Requirement. Learn more inside. Lots of Webinars and Seminars. We’ve added to our list, so More Pharmacies Now In-Network. Connected yet? Check out Stay Connected: News that Matters to You to find out how. There’s a connection between oral health and overall health. Enroll in our Continuing Education Series Seminar to learn more.
	October	Your Patients Need You. . .Stay Connected. Details Inside. ICD-10 is Coming Soon. Are You Ready? CareFirst's HealthyBlue 4.0.
	August	Check out our short video in Healthy Relationships. Healthy Rewards. HealthyBlue. to learn more about our HealthyBlue program. In his Dr. Winn Says. . .audio segment, CareFirst Vice President and Senior Medical Director Dr. Daniel Winn discusses the Mouth-Body Connection: Medical Dental Integration. We’ve got the details on lots of webinars in CPET Corner, including ones on Pharmacy Pre-Authorizations and Infertility. Attention PCPs: Join the CareFirst PCMH Program. Details inside. The results of the 2013 Practitioner Satisfaction Survey are in. Want to know How to Start the Preventive Health Dialogue? We offer suggestions.
	June/July	The ICD-10 Transition Has Been Delayed. Read all about it. We have a new interactive voice response system. Announcing CareFirst on Call has the details. Learn more about early elective delivery is our Dr. Winn Says. . . audio segment. In our Reform Update section, we have the Answers to Health Care Reform. We give you 3 Reasons to Register for the Provider Portal. Choose from a variety of Seminars and Webinars.
	April/May	In Preventive Care. It’s a team sport, we want your thoughts. Tell us how you motivate your patients to keep regular screenings, what preventive screening best practices do you recommend to your colleagues and what works best for you when discussing preventive services with your patients. Your responses could be featured in an upcoming issue of BlueLink. Speaking of preventive screening, in our Dr. Winn Says audio segment, listen as Dr. Winn discusses the importance of screening for diabetic retinopathy. Do you have patients whose primary language is not English? Our Translation Services Available article details the translation services CareFirst provides at no charge. Check out our New CMS-1500 Claim Form reminder in In Case You Missed It. It’s important to verify your practice information. We explain in Verify Your Practice Info Now.
	March	All HIPAA covered entities must adopt the ICD-10 code set for diagnosis and inpatient procedure coding on Oct. 1, 2014. Read Will You Be Prepared for ICD-10 on October 1, 2014? for more details. In Medi-CareFirst to Offer Two BlueRx Prescription Drug Plans, we detail how the program affects members age 65 and older and those who qualify for Medicare due to disability. Read Verifying ID Cards is Quick and Easy for tips on checking members’ identification cards. How can Case Management service benefit Federal Employee Program members? We explain in FEP Case Management Services.
	January/February	Manage Your Provider Data Online in three easy steps. Details inside. Out-of-area members can now submit Pre-Service Review requests online. Read Submit Pre-Service Review Requests Online for Out-of-Area Members for details. CareFirst has a new pharmacy benefit manager. CVS Caremark New Pharmacy Benefits Manager explains. The Affordable Care Act has arrived. Reform Re-cap keeps you in the know.