Blue Review
A newsletter for contracting institutional and professional providers

November 2018

Provider Learning Opportunities

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) provides complimentary educational workshops and webinars with an emphasis on electronic options that can help create administrative efficiencies for the independently contracted providers who conduct business with us. A snapshot of upcoming training sessions is included below. For additional information, refer to the Workshops/Webinars page on our Provider website.

BCBSIL WEBINARS
To register now for a webinar on the list below,  click on your preferred session date.
Descriptions: Dates: Session Times:
BCBSIL Back to Basics: ‘Availity® 101’
Join us for a review of electronic transactions, provider tools and helpful online resources.

Nov. 13, 2018
Nov. 20, 2018
Nov. 27, 2018

11 a.m. to noon
Introducing Remittance Viewer
Have you heard? This online tool gives providers and billing services a convenient way to retrieve, view, save or print claim detail information.
Nov. 15, 2018 11 a.m. to noon
iExchange® Training: New Enrollee Training
Learn how to gain access to and begin using our online benefit preauthorization/predetermination of benefits tool.
Nov. 29, 2018 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Blue Cross Community Health PlansSM – Webinars for Ancillary Providers
Learn about our new 2018 Medicaid product

This webinar is intended for the following provider types: Long Term Care Facilities (LTC), Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF), Intermediate Care Facility (ICF), Specialized Mental Health Rehab Facility (SMHRF), Supportive Living Facilities (SLF), Home Health, Hospice, Durable Medical Equipment (DME),

LTC, SMHRF, SLFProvider Types:
Nov. 20, 2018

Home Health, Hospice, DME, Home Infusion, Dialysis Provider Types:
Nov. 20, 2018

10 to 11 a.m.

 

 

Noon to 1 p.m.

 

Professional PPO Provider Virtual Workshop
Learn about our new 2018 Medicaid product

These webinars are customized for the BCBSIL commercially contracted professional provider community. BCBSIL Provider Network Consultants (PNCs) will use this format to share upcoming initiatives, program changes and updates, as well as general network announcements.

Nov. 8, 2018
Dec. 13, 2018

11 a.m. to noon

 

AVAILITY WEBINARS
Availity also provides free webinars for their registered users. For a current listing of webinar topics, dates and times, registered Availity users may log on to the secure Availity provider portal – the Live Webinar Schedule is located under the Free Training tab. Not yet registered with Availity? Visit their website at availity.com for details; or call Availity Client Services at 800-AVAILITY (282-4548) for help.