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August 2013

Reminder: Blues offering webinars on professional coding

If you haven’t yet attended one of the Blues seminars on professional coding, there’s still time.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is offering a series of webinars throughout 2013 to support the new BCBSM coding initiative and the computer-based training that was recently released on web-DENIS. 

We encourage you to participate in one of the webinars listed below. In addition to providing you with information on professional coding, the webinars will give you the chance to ask questions of certified coders.

Here’s a list of the remaining seminars that BCBSM is hosting throughout 2013:

Date

Time

Tuesday, Aug. 13

12-1 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 21

9-10 a.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 28

9-10 a.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 4

12-1 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 11

9-10 a.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 17

12-1 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 26

12-1 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 1

9-10 a.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 9

9-10 a.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 16

9-10 a.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 23

12-1 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 29

9-10 a.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 6

9-10 a.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 13

9-10 a.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 20

9-10 a.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 3

9-10 a.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 11

9-10 a.m.

To register, send an email to SEprofessionaleducationregistration@bcbsm.com and include the date and time of the class you wish to attend. You will receive a confirmation within 72 hours of registering.

It’s important to register so that we can send you information about the webinar and the conference call-in number. This information may vary, depending on the session.

Here’s how to access the coding initiative computer-based training on web-DENIS:

  • Log in to web-DENIS.
  • Click on BCBSM Provider Publications and Resources.
  • Click on Newsletters and Resources.
  • Under “What’s New,” scroll down to check out the BCBSM coding initiative presentation.

The presentation is also available on the Blue Care Network Provider Publications and Resources site on the Learning Opportunities page.

Please contact your provider consultant if you have any questions related to the webinars or computer-based training.

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