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HealthEase Transition of Care – Letter to Providers from WellCare Healthplan
Story Added: Thursday, July 16, 2009
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HealthEase Transition of Care – Letter to HealthEase members from WellCare Healthplan
Story Added: Thursday, July 16, 2009
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HealthEase Termination Update #1
Story Added: Friday, June 26, 2009
- 8/11/2010 - Website Development
- 6/23/2010 - Dr. Murray receives service award for his many years of service on the HFNI Board of Directors
- 4/16/2010 - Improving the Care of Patients with Colorectal Cancer: A Practical Guide for Performance Improvement
Changes in colorectal cancer detection, treatment, and management make it imperative that clinicians stay abreast of guideline-based recommendations and develop processes for implementing evidence-based practice changes.
- 3/12/2010 - CMS issues Memo requiring Medicare Advantage Plans to cover HIV Screening
On February 1, 2010, CMS notified all Medicare Advantage Plans by memo of a recent national coverage decision (NCD) to require the coverage of HIV screening to Medicare-eligible enrollees with high risk profiles.
- 3/10/2010 - Revised Behavioral Health Referral Form for WellCare members
- 3/4/2010 - New Feature Available Online - Provider Updates/Change Request
- 1/26/2010 - HEDIS Quick Reference and Coding Guide for Physician Offices
- 1/13/2010 - Health First Network Performance Survey Results
- 1/7/2010 - 2010 WellCare Medicare Formulary Changes (additions and deletions)
- 12/16/2009 - Provider Information on the WellCare Special Needs Plan (SNP) For WellCare Access and Select Plan Members
- 12/1/2009 - Health First Network - Caring for our community
- 10/20/2009 - Medicare Open Enrollment: What Physicians and Patients Need to Know
- 10/15/2009 - Timely Filing Deadline for HealthEase
- 8/14/2009 - New Feature available on the website
- 8/10/2009 - Results of 2009 School Health Medical Provider Survey
- 8/10/2009 - HFN OB Providers: Vista Global Authorization
- 7/23/2009 - HealthEase Transition of Care – Letters to Members from the State
The "Medipass Mandatory Letter" will go to approximately 13,000 HealthEase members who have been matched to their current HealthEase HFNI provider who has agreed to accept them under Medipass.
The "Medipass Voluntary Letter" will go to approximately 5,000 HealthEase members who will be transitioning to Medipass and to a new Medipass Primary Care Physician.
The "Voluntary Fee for Service Letter" will go to approximately 2,500 HealthEase members who will be transitioned to straight Medicaid and assigned a Medicaid Primary Care Physician. These include dual eligible members with Medicare or other Insurance as primary and certain categories of members who qualify for Medicaid coverage during pregnancy, or those who could be considered under a waiver program.
- 7/22/2009 - 2009 Annual Shareholders Meeting
- 7/15/2009 - Vista Healthy Kids member ID cards will be reissued in July
Vista Healthy Kids member ID cards will be reissued in July
- 7/6/2009 - Medicare/WellCare Part B versus Part D Vaccines
- 5/27/2009 - HealthEase Contract Termination
- 5/19/2009 - Recognizing Physicians Caring For Our Community in Hard Times
- 4/10/2009 - School Health Medical Provider Survey
If you have not already done so, please complete this very brief School Health Medical Provider Survey and fax back to Health First Network at Fax# 438-0298. Click here for survey. Your feedback provides valuable information to the Escambia School District for the children in our community.
- 3/20/2009 - Virginia College Students & Graduates could benefit HFNI Physician offices
- 3/6/2009 - Government Ranks Healthspring
- 3/2/2009 - MOHS MICROGRAPHIC SURGEON
- 2/24/2009 - New Preferred Glucometer Information and Testing Supplies Vendor for WellCare.
For more information: FL Medicare New Glucometer and Testing Supplies Vendor.pdf
- 1/19/2009 - New listing for local CME Program for February 2009.
Presented in cooperation with FSU School of Medicine, Pensacola campus.
- 1/9/2009 - Healthspring’s Transportation Benefit
Healthspring’s Transportation benefit provides patients with transportation to and from their medical appointments.
- 1/5/2009 - Check out Health First Network’s Expanded List for Physician Continuing Medical Education Credits
- 12/8/2008 - Changes to Referral Pre-Auth Requirements
- 11/5/2008 - Medicare Open Enrollment: What Physicians and Patients Need to Know
- 11/4/2008 - Health First Network Welcomes New Staff Members
- 11/3/2008 - Participating Pharmacy now contracted for Diabetic Education
- 10/27/2008 - Flu Shot Information for WellCare and HealthEase
- 10/10/2008 - Changes to the Referral Process
- 9/23/2008 - The HealthSpring Medicare Advantage Plan
- 9/10/2008 - eINFOsource - New System Implementation
- 9/9/2008 - Healthy Kids product awarded to Vista Healthplan (Coventry)
- 7/21/2008 - Dr. David Turner receives service award for his many years of service on the HFNI, Board of Directors
- 6/2/2008 - HFNI Shareholders Elect New Board Member
- 5/22/2008 - CEO of Health First Network, Robin Herr retires
- 4/21/2008 - New Forms Available Online
- 3/18/2008 - Free CME Programs Available Online
- 3/5/2008 - New D.M.E Contract
- 2/14/2008 - Speed up the referral process by using the new "My Favorites" feature on the website
- 1/30/2008 - Introducing Quest Diagnostics Automated Appointment Scheduling for Patients
- 1/30/2008 - Health First Network & Physicians’ Care Network Create a New, Powerful Venture: Patient Care First Network.
- 1/14/2008 - Providers now accepting Well Care Patients
- 12/18/2007 - 2008 WellCare Benefit Overview
- 12/17/2007 - CME Progams Available Online For Credit
- 11/29/2007 - WellCare Unit Gets CMS Pact Renewal
- 11/8/2007 - Medicare Open Enrollment: What Physicians and Patients Need to Know
- 11/1/2007 - Letter from Dr. Whibbs regarding HEDIS measures
- 10/1/2007 - Health First Network donates to the ElderCare Recovery Project
- 9/1/2007 - Parallel Journeys: Health First Network & Dr. William Whibbs
- 9/1/2007 - RAPS Review: Another Step Toward Effective Coding
- 7/12/2007 - Coventry Health Care Agrees to Acquire Vista Healthplans
Coventry Health Care has announced plans to acquire Vista Healthplans. Physicians who see patients with Vista coverage can still do so. Until further notice, do business as usual.
- 6/1/2007 - Dr. Thanh Duong-Wagner Becomes the Newest Member of the Board of Directors
