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Review of professional claims with emergency department level 5 E&M codes	PDF disclaimer font size test	Administrative	Jul 2, 2019
Prior approval required for pharmaceutical for Federal Employee Health Benefit Program (FEP) PPO members	PDF disclaimer font size test	Federal Employee Plan (FEP)	Jul 2, 2019
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Updates to AIM Musculoskeletal Surgery Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines	February 2019 Connecticut Provider Newsletter	Medical Policy & Clinical Guidelines	Jan 18, 2019
Updates to AIM Musculoskeletal Surgery Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines *UPDATED - Please refer to updated article published January 18, 2019	January 2019 Connecticut Provider Newsletter	Medical Policy & Clinical Guidelines	Jan 1, 2019
AIM Specialty Health radiation oncology clinical guidelines updates test	Test Anthem Connecticut provider newsletter October 2018	Products & Programs	Oct 23, 2018
AIM Specialty Health clinical guidelines update: advanced imaging of the heart thalassemia	Test Anthem Connecticut provider newsletter October 2018	Products & Programs	Oct 23, 2018
Anthem fights opioid addiction	Test Anthem Connecticut provider newsletter October 2018	Administrative	Oct 23, 2018
Additional changes to anthem.com to be launched in October	Test Anthem Connecticut provider newsletter October 2018	Administrative	Oct 23, 2018
Are you looking for innovative ways to improve your patients’ experiences and earn CME credits? – Beth Thompson Are you looking for innovative ways to improve your patients’ experiences and earn CME credits? – Beth Thompson	Test Anthem Connecticut provider newsletter October 2018	Administrative	Oct 23, 2018
Test Test Search Testing Search Functionality	CT Test Formatting	Administrative	Sep 26, 2018
CT Amendment to Physician Agreement	CT April Newsletter _ Test Shae	Administrative	May 14, 2018
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Kay's Demo Beginning March 16, 2018 the Empire BlueCross BlueShield (“Empire”) secure provider facility and professional portals are transitioning a majority of online tools and resources to the Availity Portal (www.availity.com). At that time, Availity will be your exclusive secure web portal to access these important Empire electronic tools and resources.	Kay Demo Newsletter - CT	Administrative	Feb 23, 2018
Shae's Test Featured Article - Medicare Advantage Improve member medication regimen Empire and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services consider medication review and reconciliation a top priority to help ensure members take their medications safely. Our pharmacists use medication review and reconciliation to help members understand what medications they are taking, why they are taking them, how they should be taking their medication and to answer any questions or concerns they have about their medication regimen.	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CT	Administrative	Feb 22, 2018
Shae's Test Empire’s Electronic Tools and Resources Migrating to the Availity Portal Beginning March 16, 2018 the Empire BlueCross BlueShield (“Empire”) secure provider facility and professional portals are transitioning a majority of online tools and resources to the Availity Portal (www.availity.com). At that time, Availity will be your exclusive secure web portal to access these important Empire electronic tools and resources.	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CT	Administrative	Feb 22, 2018
Shae's Test Policy Update - Not registered on the Availity Portal yet? Visit www.availity.com to register today. If you already use Availity, no additional registration is needed. Empire will appear as one of your options in the payer drop-down lists.	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CT	Policy Updates	Feb 22, 2018
Shae's Test Med Policy and Clinical Guidelines Empire expands specialty pharmacy prior authorization list	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CT	Medical Policy & Clinical Guidelines	Feb 22, 2018
Shae's Test - Reimbursement Policies Effective for dates of service on and after May 1, 2018, intra-articular injections of hyaluronan for the treatment of pain due to reducing and non-reducing disc displacement disease of temporomandibular joint disorders, are considered investigational and not medically necessary. No prior authorization for these agents will be required, but rather reviewed post-service.	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CT	Reimbursement Policies	Feb 22, 2018
Shae's Test - Products and Programs - Empire expands specialty pharmacy prior authorization list Effective for dates of service on and after May 1, 2018, the following specialty pharmacy codes from new or current medical policies or clinical UM guidelines will be included in our existing prior authorization review process.	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CT	Products & Programs	Feb 22, 2018
Shae's Test - P&P Behavioral Health - Hyaluronan Injections in joints other than the Knee (DRUG.00017) Medical policy DRUG.00017 addresses the use of injections of hyaluronan in joints other than the knee, including osteoarthritis and temporomandibular joint disease. This therapy may also be referred to as viscosupplementation.	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CT	Behavioral Health	Feb 22, 2018
Shae's Test - P&P - Pharmacy Revised Medical Policy Effective 11-09-2017	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CT	Pharmacy	Feb 22, 2018
Shae's Test - State and Federal - Medical Policy Updates Archived Medical Policies Effective 12-27-2017 (The following policies have been archived and their content has been transferred to new Clinical UM Guidelines.)	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CT	State & Federal	Feb 22, 2018
Shae's Test - S&F - Federal Employee Plan (FEP) Improve member medication regimen	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CT	Federal Employee Plan (FEP)	Feb 22, 2018
Shae's Test - Medicaid - New pharmacy electronic prior authorization request tool effective January 1, 2018 Empire BlueCross BlueShield HealthPlus (Empire) has partnered with CoverMyMeds to offer an electronic prior authorization (ePA) request tool that simplifies the process for requesting medications and checking the status of your submissions.	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CT	Medicaid	Feb 22, 2018
Shae's Test - S&F - Medicare - Availability The tool will be available beginning January 1, 2018. These new features help simplify the prior authorization process. You will be able to:	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CT	Medicare	Feb 22, 2018
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Improve member medication regimen Empire and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services consider medication review and reconciliation a top priority to help ensure members take their medications safely. Our pharmacists use medication review and reconciliation to help members understand what medications they are taking, why they are taking them, how they should be taking their medication and to answer any questions or concerns they have about their medication regimen.	September 2018 Newsletter	State & Federal	Feb 11, 2018
New pharmacy electronic prior authorization request tool effective January 1, 2018 Empire BlueCross BlueShield HealthPlus (Empire) has partnered with CoverMyMeds to offer an electronic prior authorization (ePA) request tool that simplifies the process for requesting medications and checking the status of your submissions.	September 2018 Newsletter	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Feb 11, 2018
Empire expands specialty pharmacy prior authorization list Effective for dates of service on and after May 1, 2018, the following specialty pharmacy codes from new or current medical policies or clinical UM guidelines will be included in our existing prior authorization review process.	September 2018 Newsletter	Medical Policy & Clinical Guidelines	Jan 12, 2017
Empire’s Electronic Tools and Resources Migrating to the Availity Portal Beginning March 16, 2018 the Empire BlueCross BlueShield (“Empire”) secure provider facility and professional portals are transitioning a majority of online tools and resources to the Availity Portal (www.availity.com). At that time, Availity will be your exclusive secure web portal to access these important Empire electronic tools and resources.	September 2018 Newsletter	N/A	Feb 8, 2016

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