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This newsletter includes short summaries, reminders and updates for Blue Cross and BCN providers. Please visit The Record or BCN Provider News for complete newsletter editions.
Behavioral health website provides resources, emphasizes importance of whole-person health Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan recently launched a new behavioral health site to help our members who are struggling with mental health or substance use disorders. Visit the site at bcbsm.com/mentalhealth and let your patients know about it. Read more in the March–April 2021 Hospital and Physician Update. We’ve made changes to BCN’s Behavioral Health Incentive Program BCN is making changes to some of the incentive opportunities in the 2021 Behavioral Health Incentive Program. Log in to Provider Secured Services at bcbsm.com to review the program brochure and flyer for details.
Read more on Page 19 of the January–February 2021 BCN Provider News. Holiday office closings Blue Cross and BCN offices will be closed May 31 (Memorial Day) and July 5 (Independence Day). A provider’s perspective on the Coordinated Care Model In the Coordinated Care Model, or CoCM (sometimes called the CoCare process), primary care physicians work closely with a consulting psychiatrist and a behavioral health care manager to address behavioral health issues. The primary care doctor consults regularly with a consulting psychiatrist and behavioral health care manager to help facilitate the treatment plan. This provides a holistic treatment plan for the patient. Read more in Dr. Jonathan Henry’s guest column in the January–February 2021 Hospital and Physician Update. Blue Cross adds Billing/Claims page At the end of 2020, we added a Billing/Claims page to the BCBSM Newsletters & Resources section of our secure website. It organizes useful billing and claims information and links on one convenient page for Blue Cross commercial and Medicare Plus Blue℠. Read more in the February 2021 issue of The Record. Virtual provider symposiums Virtual provider symposiums are available May through June 2021. Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses and coders can receive continuing education credits for attending the sessions. For more information, including topics, dates and registration links, see the April 2021 issue of The Record. Training updates Lunch and learn webinars for physicians and coders focus on risk adjustment, coding Latest on-demand training available now Behavioral Health Provider Resources Located on web‑DENIS: Provider training webinars, job aids, FAQs, brochures and flyers
Behavioral Health general resources, forms, utilization management criteria, Behavioral Health Incentive Program Behavioral Health chapter of the BCN Provider Manual
Finding the Blue Cross and BCN plans you accept and networks you belong to
Located on ereferrals.bcbsm.com: Behavioral Health e-referral User Guide Blue Cross and BCN Provider Systems and Web Resources flyer Located on bcbsm.com/providers: Enrollment Helpful Hints flyer Behavioral Health Eligibility and Type Grid flyer Behavioral Health section of BCN Provider News Subscribe to our provider news Located on bcbsm.com/mentalhealth: Behavioral Health site for members
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