Office Managers

Articles with relevant information for Office Managers.
13Feb

Provider Alert! Telemedicine/Telehealth claims guidance Provider Alert!

Date: February 10, 2023    Attention: All Providers Effective Date: January 30, 2023 Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated to the COVID-19 event.  TCHP reserves the right to update and/or change this information without prior notice due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 event. Call to action: TCHP supports the delivery of telehealth (non-physician-delivered) and telemedicine distant site services to its members. The purpose of this alert is to provide guidance on...

By OB/GYNs, Office Managers, Primary Care Providers, Provider Alert, Specialists, , , , 0 CommentsRead more...
13Feb

Provider Alert! Provider Alert! Guidance on Appeals and Fair Hearing Requests due to COVID-19

Date: February 10, 2023 Attention: All providers Effective Date: January 30, 2023 The content in this message will remain in effect through April 30, 2023 as announced by the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). TCHP COVID-19 Utilization Management Procedure and provider alerts can be found here: http://www.thecheckup.org/provider-alerts/  Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated to the COVID-19 event.  TCHP reserves the right to update and/or change this information without prior notice due to the evolving...

By OB/GYNs, Office Managers, Primary Care Providers, Provider Alert, Specialists, Videos, , , 0 CommentsRead more...
10Feb

Provider Alert! COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Procedure Codes 0164A and 0173A are Now Benefits of Medicaid and CHIP

Date: February 10, 2023  Attention: All Providers Effective date: Dates of service on or after December 8, 2022 Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated to the COVID-19 event.  TCHP reserves the right to update and/or change this information without prior notice due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 event. Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to inform providers that effective for dates of service on or after December...

By Facilities, OB/GYNs, Office Managers, Primary Care Providers, Provider Alert, Specialists, , , 0 CommentsRead more...
Provider Alert!
10Feb

Provider Alert! UPDATE: Provider Enrollment and Management System (PEMS) Provider Guidance

Date: February 10, 2023  Attention: All Providers National Provider Identifier (NPI) Master Provider file effective date: March 1, 2023 Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated with the COVID-19 event.  TCHP reserves the right to update and/or change this information without prior notice due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 event. Important provider notice: As a reminder, the Provider Enrollment and Management System (PEMS) is the required Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP)...

By OB/GYNs, Office Managers, Primary Care Providers, Provider Alert, Specialists, , 0 CommentsRead more...
07Feb

Provider Alert! Health Plan Staff Will Return to Conducting In-home Visits with Members

Date: February 6, 2023 Attention: All Providers Launch date: February 1, 2023 Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated to the COVID-19 event.  TCHP reserves the right to update and/or change this information without prior notice due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 event. Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan’s, Care Coordination Department is thrilled to announce that our staff will return to conducting face-to-face visits for our STAR Kids members in...

By OB/GYNs, Office Managers, Primary Care Providers, Provider Alert, Specialists, , , 0 CommentsRead more...
02Feb

Provider Alert! Update to Texas Medicaid and CHIP Coverage for Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Procedure Code Q0222 for the Treatment of COVID-19

Date: February 2, 2023 Attention: All Providers Effective date: August 15, 2022 Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated to the COVID-19 event.  TCHP reserves the right to update and/or change this information without prior notice due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 event. Call to action: Effective August 15, 2022, payment allowance was added for COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Q0222 Injection, Bebtelovimab, 175 mg claims. How this impacts providers: On November 30, 2022, the...

By OB/GYNs, Office Managers, Primary Care Providers, Provider Alert, Specialists, , , , 0 CommentsRead more...
01Feb

Case Management for Children and Pregnant Women (CPW) COVID-19 Flexibilities

Date: February 1, 2023 Attention: All Providers Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated to the COVID-19 event.  TCHP reserves the right to update and/or change this information without prior notice due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 event. Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to make providers aware of direction from Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) regarding the Case Management for Children and Pregnant Women...

By Facilities, OB/GYNs, Office Managers, Primary Care Providers, Provider Alert, Specialists, , , , , 0 CommentsRead more...
30Jan

Provider Alert! CHIP co-pays waived for office visits in response to COVID-19

Date: January 30, 2023       Attention: All Providers Effective Date: January 30, 2023 The content in this message will remain in effect through April 30, 2023 as announced by the Health and Human Services Commission.TCHP COVID-19 Utilization Management Procedure and provider alerts can be found here: http://www.thecheckup.org/provider-alerts/ Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated to the COVID-19 event.  TCHP reserves the right to update and/or change this information without prior notice due to the...

By Facilities, OB/GYNs, Office Managers, Primary Care Providers, Provider Alert, Specialists, , , , 0 CommentsRead more...
Provider Alert!
25Jan

Provider Alert! Site Verification Requirement for Texas Children’s Link

Date: January 25, 2023 Attention: Texas Children’s Link Site Administrators Completion date: March 6, 2023 or access will be denied Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated to the COVID-19 event.  TCHP reserves the right to update and/or change this information without prior notice due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 event. Call to action: In order to protect patient privacy, every 6 months Texas Children’s requires that the Site Administrator for each...

By Office Managers, Provider Alert, 0 CommentsRead more...
Provider Alert!
25Jan

Provider Alert! Update to Age Restrictions for Vaccine Procedure Codes 90671 (Vaxneuvance) and 90756 (Flucelvax Quadrivalent)

Date: January 23, 2023 Attention: Providers Effective date: February 1, 2023 for dates of service on or after December 1, 2022 Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated to the COVID-19 event.  TCHP reserves the right to update and/or change this information without prior notice due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 event. Call to action: The Food and Drug Administration has expanded the age limitations for the following vaccines: Vaxneuvance™ (pneumococcal 15-valent conjugate...

By OB/GYNs, Office Managers, Primary Care Providers, Provider Alert, Specialists, , , , 0 CommentsRead more...