October 2016
Online Portal Applications Help Expedite Administrative Workflows
Does your office or organization ever ask: “Is this patient eligible for Blue Cross and Blue Shield Texas (BCBSTX) benefits? Does this service require preauthorization? or How did my claim process?” If so, these questions and so many more can be answered in a matter of seconds with a few key strokes using an online portal application, such as Availity®.
Electronic options deliver real-time resolutions, avoiding disapproved services and optimizing your payment. You can confirm patient coverage, preauthorize services and post payments with a few simple clicks.
Not only can you conduct HIPAA-compliant transactions online, using Availity you can also:
- Submit pre- and post-exam transactions
- Conduct pre-service requests
- Complete post-service reconciliations
- Update provider demographics
- Enroll for electronic remittance and fund transfers
If you have not registered and would like to learn more about Availity, and our online referral and preauthorization tool iExchange®, register for one of the Back to Basics: Availity 101 webinars being held weekly through December.
Additionally, for more advanced training of online tools, email a Provider Education Consultant at PECS@bcbstx.com.
Availity is a registered trademark of Availity, L.L.C., a separate company that operates a health information network to provide electronic information exchange services to medical professionals. Availity provides administrative services to BCBSTX. Aerial, iExchange and Medecision® are trademarks of Medecision, Inc., a separate company that offers collaborative health care management solutions for payers and providers. BCBSTX makes no endorsement, representations or warranties regarding any products or services offered by third party vendors such as Availity. If you have any questions about the products or services offered by such vendors, you should contact the vendor(s) directly.