May 2020

Provider Learning Opportunities

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) offers free workshops and webinars for the independently contracted providers who work with us. These trainings focus on electronic options and other helpful tools and resources. A preview of upcoming training sessions is included below. For more information, refer to our Webinars and Workshops page.

BCBSIL WEBINARS *To register now for a webinar on the list below, click on your preferred session date.*
Descriptions:	Dates:	Session Times:
Availity^® Authorizations Tool We are hosting one-hour webinar sessions for providers to learn how to electronically submit inpatient and outpatient benefit preauthorization requests handled by BCBSIL using Availity’s new Authorizations tool.	May 13, 2020 May 20, 2020 May 27, 2020	11 a.m. to noon
BCBSIL Back to Basics: ‘Availity 101’ Join us for a review of electronic transactions, provider tools and helpful online resources.	May 12, 2020 May 19, 2020 May 26, 2020	11 a.m. to noon
Introducing Availity 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. The Reporting On-Demand application allows users to readily view, download, save and/or print the Provider Claim Summary (PCS) and other reports online, at no additional cost.	May 21, 2020	10 to 11 a.m.
Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) Orientation Webinars We’re offering quarterly webinars in 2020 to help LTSS providers learn more about the MLTSS program as it relates to our Blue Cross Community Health Plans^SM (BCCHP^SM) product. We’ll also review how to navigate BCBSIL requirements, electronic options and online provider resources.	May 21, 2020	10 to 11 a.m.
Monthly Provider Hot Topics Webinar These monthly webinars will be held through December 2020. They are customized for the BCBSIL contracted 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.	May 13, 2020	10 to 11 a.m.
Orientation Webinars for New BCCHP Providers These orientation webinars will give you the opportunity to ask the PNCs questions and will highlight topics such as care coordination, third party vendors, claims, benefit preauthorization and required provider training.	May 19, 2020	10 to 11 a.m.
Orientation Webinars for New Commercial Providers These orientation webinars will give you the opportunity to ask the PNCs questions and will highlight topics such as network participation and benefits, claims, post-processing claim inquiries, supplemental resources and credentialing and contracting.	May 20, 2020	10 to 11 a.m.

AVAILITY WEBINARS
Availity also offers 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 for details; or call Availity Client Services at 800-AVAILITY (282-4548) for help.

Availity is a trademark of Availity, LLC, a separate company that operates a health information network to provide electronic information exchange services to medical professionals. Availity provides administrative services to BCBSIL. BCBSIL makes no endorsement, representations or warranties regarding any products or services provided by third party vendors such as Availity. If you have any questions about the products or services provided by such vendors, you should contact the vendor(s) directly.