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August 2020

Providers find Blues Brief helpful and easy to read

Earlier this year, we conducted an online survey to find out how satisfied you are with the monthly professional, quarterly facility and specialty versions of Blues Brief. Blues Brief is a two-page newsletter that offers a quick summary of several key articles in The Record and BCN Provider News.

Most survey respondents were subscribers to the monthly professional version of Blues Brief. Some of the comments we received indicated that the newsletter was helpful and easy to read. Other findings:

  • Seventy-six percent received Blues Brief in the last 12 months.
  • Fifty-eight percent prefer to read Blues Brief through their email subscription, which takes them directly to the articles online.
  • Eighty-one percent read every publication of Blues Brief.
  • Ninety-six percent said there’s the right amount of detail included in the publication.
  • Fifty-one percent said they also read The Record.

As a reminder, you can subscribe to Blues Brief two ways:

  1. Click the Manage Subscriptions link at the bottom of your email version of The Record or BCN Provider News. Once you make changes to your subscriptions, simply click on Update and we’ll process the changes. Our system doesn’t automatically acknowledge your changes, but we’ll add you to the distribution list.
  2. Visit our subscription page to choose your preferred Blues Brief versions.

Keep in mind that Blues Brief isn’t intended to be a replacement for The Record. It’s important to review the entire publication each month to make sure you have all the information you need to do business with us.

No portion of this publication may be copied without the express written permission of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, except that BCBSM participating health care providers may make copies for their personal use. In no event may any portion of this publication be copied or reprinted and used for commercial purposes by any party other than BCBSM.

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