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January 2010 |
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Featured Articles |
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New eCourses Available – New eCourses have been added to the Education and Help section of the CIGNA for Health Care Professionals website... |
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Laboratory Services – The CIGNA participating provider network includes two of the largest national laboratories... |
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CIGNA Cost of Care Estimator Enhancements – The CIGNA Cost of Care Estimator® can help accurately estimate what your patients with CIGNA administered plans may owe for your services... |
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DME Transitioning to CareCentrix –CareCentrix will be the exclusive national provider of durable medical equipment beginning on February 1, 2010... |
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Tobacco Cessation – CIGNA understands it’s not easy for your patients to quit smoking... |
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Submitting H1N1 Claims - CIGNA is reimbursing health care professionals and facilities for the administration of the H1N1 vaccine to all participants enrolled in CIGNA insured medical benefit plans... |
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Great-West Healthcare Integration News |
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Transitioning to the CIGNA Brand – You will start seeing changes to the key identifiers and communications you receive from us about your patients in former Great-West Healthcare plans, beginning this month. ID cards, the Explanation of Payment (EOPs), Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA), and other electronic transactions are changing to remove the Great-West Healthcare logo and stand-alone Great-West Healthcare name. |
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Participant ID Cards – The new GWH-CIGNA ID cards show only the CIGNA logo. Be sure to access the Guide to the New GWH-CIGNA ID Cards to read more about the changes and see sample cards... |
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Explanation of Payment Changes – The EOP associated with the new GHW-CIGNA ID cards now shows only the CIGNA logo... |
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Electronic Transaction Changes – All EDI transactions for participants enrolled in former Great-West Healthcare plans have changed their co-branding... |
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Administrative Updates |
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Reference Guides Available Online – CIGNA and former Great-West Healthcare reference guides are available online... |
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Precertification of Coverage – CIGNA continually reviews its precertification process and requirements... |
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CIGNA Medicare Access® – CIGNA Medicare Access plan participants will have an ID card showing the plan name, payer ID, address, and the dedicated Customer Service number... |
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Submitting Information Changes –Have you recently changed addresses, specialties, phone numbers, tax identification numbers or have doctors left your group? |
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Modifier and Payment Policies –CIGNA now applies its reimbursement and modifier policies to claims submitted to Great-West Healthcare... |
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Go Green! Go Electronic! – Would you like to reduce paper in your office? |
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Use the Network –CIGNA and former Great-West Healthcare, now part of CIGNA, contractually require participating providers to direct participant referrals to other in-network contracted physicians and facilities... |
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Tools for Improving Claim Processing –CIGNA uses ClaimCheck® to expedite accurate claim processing... |
