Blue Review
A newsletter for physician, professional, facility, ancillary and Medicaid providers

March 2017

PCS Paper Mailing Discontinuance Effective Date Delayed; Reporting On-Demand Available

As a reminder, Provider Claim Summaries (PCS) are now accessible through the Reporting On-Demand application, located under our Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) branded Payer Spaces section on the AvailityTM web portal.

A previous announcement indicated that distribution of paper PCSs via regular mail would be discontinued March 1, 2017. However, to ensure provider readiness, the date to discontinue mailing paper PCSs has been delayed to a future date in 2017. More information will be made available regarding the end date for paper mailings in the upcoming months.

Exception requests to receive paper PCS mailings will continue to be reviewed by emailing PECS@bcbstx.com.

As a point of clarification, enrollment for Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) and Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) remains optional, and is not required to obtain your PCS from Reporting On-Demand. With Reporting On-Demand, the identical PCS received by mail from BCBSTX is readily available for you to view, download and/or print, at your convenience.

Check the BCBSTX provider training web page for information and future webinar dates for Reporting On-Demand webinars!

Not yet registered with Availity? Simply go to availity.com, select “Register” and complete the online registration process today at no additional cost. For more information on Availity registration or to request additional training, contact our Provider Education Consultants at PECS@bcbstx.com.

Availity is a trademark of Availity, LLC, a separate company that operates a health information network to provide electronic information exchange services to medical professionals. Availity provides administrative services to BCBSTX. 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.