New York
Provider Communications

Blue High Performance Network name changing for 2022

Effective January 1, 2022: The 32BJ Health Fund Centers of Excellence for Bariatric and Joint Replacement surgery

Include referring provider name and NPI on home infusion therapy and ambulatory infusion suite professional claims

Time to prepare for HEDIS® medical record review

CME credits available in 2021 for a variety of clinical quality webinars - register now!

Reducing the burden of medical record review and improving health outcomes with ECDS reporting

Join Empire in talking about racism and its impact on health and earn continuing education credits

Be antibiotics aware: Protect your patient

Surprisingly easy ways to help patients quit smoking cigarettes

Change in coverage for continuous glucose monitors for some fully insured groups

EnrollSafe is available: Our new electronic funds transfer enrollment portal

Against medical advice (AMA) discharge physician tracking tool

Update regarding annual wellness visits for ACA-compliant health plans

Important update on Botox® for Empire members

Specialty pharmacy updates are available - November 2021

Material Adverse Change (MAC) notification

Clarification to reimbursement policy updates: Modifier Rules and Guidelines for Reporting Timed Units for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Professional)

New York state Medicaid expansion of coverage for colorectal cancer screening

Electronic data interchange process

Clinical Criteria updates

Unspecified diagnosis reminder

4 things you can do to encourage cancer screenings for your women patients

Keep up with Medicaid news - November 2021

• Medicaid continuous glucose monitoring systems
• Prior authorization updates for specialty pharmacy

Webinars for City of New York retirees transitioning to new Medicare Advantage plan

Electronic data interchange process

Clinical Criteria updates

Empire BlueCross BlueShield offering Advance Medical Directives program for 2022

Keep up with Medicare news - November 2021

View this Medicare article:

• Empire BlueCross BlueShield expands specialty pharmacy precertification list