MSMS REIMBURSEMENT ADVOCATE ALERT DEADLINE JUNE 21, 2022 Act Now to Maintain Online Access to Blue Cross, BCN Information The last day to access BCBSM and BCN’s Provider Secured Services and web-DENIS is June 21, 2022. Beginning June 22, these tools will be retired and no longer available. June 13, 2022 This is the last week before Blue Cross and BCN transition to their new provider portal June 20, 2022 Blue Cross and BCN have a new provider portal Here is how to find the information you need to register and learn how to use Blue Cross and BCN’s new provider portal, Availity Essentials. Register To register for an Availity Essentials account, go to the Blue Cross and BCN Welcome to Availity webpage, scroll down and click Register for Availity Essentials. After registering, your Availity administrator will need to take additional steps for users to access e-referral and Health e-BlueSM. For more information, go to Blue Cross and BCN’s Register for web tools page and scroll down to Getting access to Blue Cross and BCN tools through our provider portal. Train After you are registered, you can learn how to use Availity Essentials for Blue Cross and BCN one of two ways: • Go to the Availity Get Up to Speed with Training webpage. (Note that this website will be available through October 2022.) • Within Availity, you can click on Help & Training, then click on Get Trained and enter BCBSM into the search field at the top of the screen. Get help • Call Availity Client Services at 1-800-AVAILITY (282-4548) Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time (excluding holidays). • Within Availity, click on Help & Training and then click on Availity Support. More information • Welcome to Availity special edition newsletter • Welcome to Availity webpage • Transitioning to the Availity provider portal frequently asked questions for providers
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofit corporations and independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Availity is an independent company that contracts with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network to offer provider portal services.
FAQs: New Implicit Bias Training Requirement – June 1, 2022 The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) now requires implicit bias training for physicians and other health care professionals. The requirements apply to both new applicants, as well as, those renewing their existing licenses or registrations starting on June 1, 2022. Below are some frequently asked questions and answers regarding the new training requirements: What professions need to comply with this new rule regarding Implicit Bias Training? All health care professions licensed or registered under the Michigan Public Health Code are required to take Implicit Bias Training. This includes medicine, osteopathic medicine, nursing and physician assistants. Are the MSMS Implicit Bias Training opportunities acceptable for other health care providers re-licensure? Yes, the MSMS Implicit Bias Training is acceptable for all health care professionals. When does this requirement begin? The new requirement took effect on June 1, 2022. If you renew on or after June 1, 2022, the training is required. The training is also required for all new applications for licensure received on or after June 1, 2022. How many hours of training do I need? New Applicants for licensure are required to have completed 2 hours of implicit bias training within the 5 years immediately preceding issuance of the license or registration. Renewing licensees are required to complete 1 hour of implicit bias training for each year of their license or registration cycle. However, for initial renewal after June 1, 2021, licensees will only need to have 1 hour for each year since the rule’s promulgation date of June 1, 2021. Renewal Timeframe June 1, 2021 – May 31, 2022 June 1, 2022 – May 31, 2023 June 1, 2023 – May 31, 2024
Implicit Bias Educational Hours Needed None 1 hour 2 hours
June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025
3 hours
Subsequent renewals will require 1 hour of implicit bias training for each year of the license or registration cycle. For fully licensed physicians, this will be 3 hours for their 3-year license. continued on page 20
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