New BlueLink - April / May 2014

April 16, 2014 - BlueLink , our newsletter for medical providers, not only offers news of what’s happening with CareFirst, but information on medical news and events in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Highlights from this issue:

• 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.
• An array of seminars and webinars in CPET Corner.

Look for more helpful articles in the next issue of BlueLink .