Quality Programs - Provider News

Knowing Where to Go: ER Reduction Mailer | 11/21/2019

Alternatives available to visiting the emergency room.

Parents or Guardians Received Well-Child Checkup Information | 11/7/2019

The brochures were sent to parents that included key topics, vaccine schedule, and more!

Care Gap Mailing Campaign: HbA1c Testing for Patients with Diabetes | 10/3/2019

Members will receive information about Hemoglobin A1c testing.

Women’s Care Gap Mailing Campaign: Cervical and Breast Cancer Screenings | 9/5/2019

Premera members received cancer screening reminders in August.

In-Home Screening Test Kit | 8/15/2019

Preventive and disease monitoring screenings will be mailed to qualifying members.

HEDIS Quality Measure: Musculoskeletal Conditions | 7/18/2019

Learn how HEDIS measures support proper management of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis.

Upcoming Mailing Campaign: HbA1c Testing for Patients with Diabetes | 7/18/2019

Premera members with diabetes will receive a reminder to receive a Hemoglobin A1c test.

Appointment Scheduling for Complex or Chronic Conditions | 7/18/2019

Premera’s Quality Member Engagement team is helping members to schedule important appointments.

HEDIS Quality Measure: Adult Body Mass Index Assessment | 6/20/2019

Documenting weight and height isn’t enough. Find out what else you need to calculate.

Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Reminders | 6/6/2019

15,000 Premera members across the nation received cancer screening reminders in May.

HEDIS Quality Measure: Statin Measures Overview | 6/6/2019

Two-star measures support the importance of statin therapy for patients with cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

HEDIS Quality Measure: Comprehensive Diabetes Care | 5/16/2019

Primary care practices: How can you help improve patient health while reducing medical record reviews?

Changes to HEDIS Measures for Controlling High Blood Pressure | 5/2/2019

New changes to Controlling High Blood Pressure measures may reduce the need for medical record reviews.

Improve HEDIS Scores With Claims Coding | 5/2/2019

Learn how CPT Category II and ICD-10 Z codes can reduce medical record reviews.

Medical and Behavioral Health Collaboration Survey Results | 4/4/2019

Communication and collaboration between primary care and behavioral health practitioners can improve your patient’s quality of care. See the 2018 key survey results.

HEDIS Quality Measure: Colorectal Cancer Screening | 3/21/2019

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Remind your patients of the importance of colorectal cancer screening.

Respiratory Failure: Acute, Chronic Or Both? | 12/6/2018

Understand what documentation is needed to code respiratory failure to the highest level of specificity.

Seizure, Seizure Disorder, Epilepsy – What’s the Difference? | 11/15/2018

Coding a seizure as epilepsy is a common, but serious coding error.