Provider Newsletters

Network News for Professionals in the CIGNA Network — in English November 2008* (PDF)

Noticias de la Red para Profesionales en la Red de CIGNA — en Español Noviembre 2008* (PDF) — Muy pronto: Mercado de Puerto Rico. Versión específica

• New Capabilities: Individual Cost Estimates, Automatic Payments
• Learn More About CIGNA - New eCourses Can Help
• ePrescribing Now Available
• CIGNA LifeSOURCE Transplant Network® Update
• CIGNA Specialty Pharmacy Introduces TheraCare^SM
• New CPT Codes for Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol and Substance Abuse
• Administrative Updates

Network News for Professionals in the CIGNA Network — in English July 2008* (PDF)

Noticias de la Red para Profesionales en la Red de CIGNA — en Español Julio 2008* (PDF)

• Never Events and Avoidable Hospital Conditions
• New CIGNA Ad Campaign
• eServices Update
• Periodontal Disease Affecting Overall Health
• CIGNA Care Network
• CIGNA LifeSOURCE
• New ID Card Brochure

Network News for Professionals in the CIGNA HealthCare Network — March 2008* (PDF)

• Well Informed
• Strengthening Patient Relationships through Consumerism
• Online Precertification
• Medicare Private Fee-for-Service
• Tools for Improving Claim Processing
• Colorectal Cancer Screening Initiative

Network News for Professionals in the CIGNA HealthCare Network — November 2007* (PDF)

• CIGNA Care Network
• Medicare Private Fee For Service Plans
• Online Precertification
• Precertification of Coverage
• Coding for Preventive Care Services
• The Leapfrog Group
• Vision Service Plan

Network News for Professionals in the CIGNA HealthCare Network — August 2007* (PDF)

• National Provider Identifier
• CIGNA Well Informed Program
• CIGNA Teams Up With Lance Armstrong Foundation
• Provider Orientation Available Online
• Standardized Approach to Modifiers
• Precertification of Coverage Updates
• Claim Coding Made Easy

Network News for Professionals in the CIGNA HealthCare Network — March 2007* (PDF)

• HealthePass^SM — CIGNA's Solution for Patient Financial Liability
• Coding for Preventive Care Services
• Fundamental Care Plans
• FDA Mandate for Albuterol Inhalers
• CIGNA Health Advisor — Health Coaching Program
• Colorectal Screening Initiative

Network News for Professionals in the CIGNA HealthCare Network — Nov. 2006* (PDF)

• New Online Information for CIGNA Members
• New Integrated Claim Code Disclosure Tool
• Continuous Improvement for www.cignaforhcp.com
• Specialty Pharmacy Service Improvements
• Achieving Quality Results

Network News for Professionals in the CIGNA HealthCare Network — July 2006* (PDF)

• Quick Website Access
• Outpatient Precertification Enhancements
• Coverage Guidelines for Off-Label Cancer Medications
• Preferred Brand PPI — No Prior Authorization Needed
• Quick and Easy Electronic Claim Submission

Network News for Professionals in the CIGNA HealthCare Network — March 2006* (PDF)

• Consumerism: The New Look and Feel of Health Care
• CIGNA HealthCare Reference Guides Online
• One Address for Appeals
• Quality Information Online
• ClaimCheck® Update

Network News for Professionals in the CIGNA HealthCare Network — Fall 2005* (PDF)

• CIGNA Enhances Online Tools
• Improved Program for Hip and Knee Surgery
• New CIGNA Well Aware Programs
• 2005 HEDIS® and CAHPS® results

Network News for Professionals in the CIGNA HealthCare Network — June 2005* (PDF)

• Change in Coverage for Self-Administered Injectable Medications
• CIGNA Care Network®
• CIGNA Choice Fund^SM
• Important Information about Precertification

Physician Dialogue — Spring 2005* (PDF)

• Recognizing Bipolar Disorder
• Lab and Radiological Services Update
• Using Modifiers
• The Credentialing Process
• Our Approach to Coverage Decisions
• Medical Record Reviews
• Preferred Specialty Drug List Update

Alert — February 2005* (PDF)

Alert — December 2004* (PDF)

Physician Dialogue — Fall 2004* (PDF)

• 2005 Program and Process Changes
• Introducing CIGNA Choice Fund^SM
• Understanding Antidepressant Warnings
• Protecting Member Privacy

Alert — September 2004* (PDF)

Physician Dialogue — Spring 2004* (PDF)

• Helping to Prevent Identity Theft
• ADHD in the Primary Care Setting
• We Recognize Provider Excellence
• Results Promising for Pharmacy Programs

Physician Dialogue — Fall 2003* (PDF)

• Our Quality Efforts Get Results
• Diabetes Physician Recognition Program
• Claim Payment Policy Update
• Helping Patients with Panic Disorder
• New Program for Members with COPD
• Streamlining the Credentialing Process
• Safety Goals for Hospitals

Physician Dialogue — Spring 2003* (PDF)

• Focus on Physician Satisfaction — Administrative Simplification
• HIPAA and How You Communicate With Us
• Take Advantage of Our National Contracts
• Personal Health Solutions for You and Your Patients
• Treatment Options for Insomnia
• Tips for Precertifications and Drug List Exceptions
• Online Support for Our Members

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