REFERRAL NEWS
November 2009
Lansing area providers — Contacts for medical records and billing inquiries for the former BCN Family Health Center now available
October 2009
Blue Care Network now accepting authorization requests for behavioral health treatment continuing in 2010
September 2009
Lansing area providers — BCN Creyts Rd. Family Health Center physicians provide care in new locations
Blue Care Network to release details of new behavioral health utilization management program this fall
New one-page BCN Provider Resource Guide At-a-Glance now available on e-referral Provider Resource Guide page
August 2009
Medicaid cuts previously announced have been postponed
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Authorization not required for observation care
July 2009
Phase out of P numbers affecting provider searches
Prior authorization now required for sleep studies
2009 Referral and Clinical Review Programs are revised and have a new look
Immune globulin replacement therapies require prior authorization for BCN members
June 2009
Reductions in BlueCaid benefits and BlueCaid provider fees are effective July 1, 2009
BCN Bariatric Center of Excellence bariatric surgeons listed on e-referral
May 2009
Additional hospitals receive Center of Excellence designation
Home care services referral not required for contracted providers
April 2009
Referral to BCN no longer needed for retinopathy exam for diabetic members in East and Southeast regions
Blue Care Network moves sleep study prior authorization to July 1, 2009
Behavioral health resources now include online e-referral tutorial
February 2009
New radiology management program page added
January 2009