Reminder: Confirm data every 90 days and attest in CAQH every 120 days

Have you confirmed your data within the past 90 days and attested in CAQH within the past 120 days? Ninety-day confirmation is needed for data elements such as name, specialty, address, phone number and digital contact information, while 120-day attestation is for all other data elements, including credentialing, licensing and demographics.

If health care providers don’t re-attest with CAQH every 120 days, they won’t be included in Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s provider directories, including our Find a Doctor search tool. Failing to re-attest will result in your credentialing status ending, requiring you to reapply.

Here are three key reasons to attest with CAQH:

1. Ensure your affiliation with Blue Cross isn’t interrupted.
2. Keep your contact information up to date.
3. Make sure claims payments aren’t interrupted.

Regardless of whether providers are practicing at an office location or practicing exclusively in an inpatient hospital setting, they need to perform this attestation. If you’re practicing exclusively in an inpatient hospital setting, you must indicate it on your CAQH application. This information is used to determine whether full credentialing is required.

CAQH is a nonprofit alliance of health plans and trade associations focused on simplifying health care administration. Blue Cross uses CAQH to gather and coordinate our practitioner credentialing information.

All health care practitioners, including hospital-based providers, need to be registered with CAQH.

If you have questions about CAQH, call the help desk at 1-888-599-1771, or go to CAQH.org.**

**Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan doesn’t own or control this website.