Acute Inpatient Medical and Surgical Admissions: Resources

• Submitting acute inpatient authorization requests: Frequently asked questions for providers
• Holiday closures: How to submit authorization requests for inpatient admissions
• How to request a peer-to-peer review with a Blue Cross or BCN medical director
• Physician peer-to-peer request form (for non-behavioral health cases)
• Acute inpatient admissions: For authorization determinations — Includes information about our utilization management program
• Acute inpatient hospital assessment form

Medicare Advantage Resources

• Medicare Advantage inpatient assessment form
• See the FFS & MA IM webpage* on the cms.gov website to access the following:
• Important Message from Medicare
• Detailed Notice of Discharge
• For patients in observation:
• Medicare Advantage inpatient assessment form
• MOON form instructions