HealthPro News A monthly publication for participating HMSA health care providers, facilities, and their staff. October 2016 ADMINISTRATION & NEWS C Q M Open Enrollment Season Open enrollment is here! HMSA has resources to help your patients learn more about the open enrollment What’s season. These resources include posters to display in your office and rack cards to Inside give your patients or have available at your reception counter. The open enrollment periods for our members include: Coding & Claims • QUEST Integration: October 1–31. 4 • EUTF retirees: October 10–31. Pharmacy • HMSA Akamai Advantage®: October 15–December 7. 4 • Affordable Care Act (ACA), individuals and small groups: November 1–January 31. Plans 11 • Federal Plan 87: November 14–December 12. To get these open enrollment resources, email Provider Services at Policy News
[email protected] or call 948-6820 on Oahu or 1 (877) 304-4672 11 toll-free on the Neighbor Islands. Calendar 13 C Q M Bone Density Scans HMSA is offering a new service for HMSA Akamai Advantage members who need evaluation for osteoporosis. Members who have had a recent fracture and have difficulty going to an imaging center for a DXA scan can have a heel scan provided by our Health Management staff at an HMSA Center or in their home. HMSA will contact physicians to offer this service as we identify members who are eligible. Heel scans are free for eligible members; HMSA will handle scheduling and testing and will send the results to your office. C Q M Commercial QUEST Medicare C Q M Integration 2016 High Performer Program HMSA is pleased to offer a special bonus program to our primary care providers again this year.