Reminder: Starting Oct. 1, AIM Specialty Health® manages cardiology and high-tech radiology for Blue Care Network
As a reminder, for dates of service on or after Oct. 1, 2018, AIM Specialty Health manages the authorization process for cardiology and high-tech radiology procedures for BCN HMOSM (commercial) and BCN AdvantageSM members. We first communicated about this in the article AIM Specialty Health to manage cardiology and high-tech radiology procedures for BCN starting October 1 in the July-August 2018 issue of BCN Provider News, on page 33.
Here are some important things to know:
- AIM started accepting authorization requests on Sept. 17, 2018, for dates of service on or after Oct. 1. You can submit these requests either through the AIM provider portal or by calling AIM at 1-844-377-1278.
- For dates of service prior to Oct. 1, continue to submit your authorization requests to eviCore healthcare. eviCore will handle all requests for dates of service prior to Oct. 1, including postservice requests.
Information about what AIM manages for BCN
Look on the new AIM-Managed Procedures page in the BCN section of this website to find:
- Link to the AIM provider portal
- Procedures that require authorization by AIM Specialty Health – A list of codes representing the procedures AIM manages for BCN for dates of service on or after Oct. 1, 2018
- Cardiology and radiology procedures managed by AIM and eviCore – A list comparing the cardiology and radiology procedure codes AIM manages for BCN for dates of service on or after Oct. 1, 2018, and those managed by eviCore healthcare for dates of service prior to Oct. 1
- Frequently asked questions about AIM – Answers to some questions about working with AIM
- More frequently asked questions about AIM – Additional questions and answers about working with AIM
Webinars offered in October
There's still time to sign up for training webinars to learn how to register for and use the AIM ProviderPortalSM, an online tool used to request authorization from AIM. Here are the days and times for the remaining webinars:
- Wednesday, Oct. 3, 10-11 a.m.
- Thursday, Oct. 4, 2-3 p.m.
For the instructions on how to register, see the webinar invitation.
Posted: September 2018
Line of business: Blue Care Network