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Provider Alert!
31Jul

Provider Alert! Child Psychiatry Access Network, free consultations for PCP’s caring for members with behavioral health concerns

Attention: Primary Care 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) collaborates with the Child Psychiatry Access Network (CPAN) who offers free consultations for Primary Care Providers (PCPs) who see children within the state of Texas.  CPAN is...

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Provider Alert!
21May

Provider Alert! Continuing Education Credit: Immunizations

Attention: Primary Care Providers and Pharmacists Effective Date: May 18, 2020 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: Primary Care Providers as well as other interested healthcare professionals are encouraged to participate in this online course provided by the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)...

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Provider Alert!
07May

Provider Alert! Provider Incentive Program Updates

Attention: All PCP Providers Effective Date: May 7, 2020 Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to inform you of changes to our Provider Incentive Program (PIP) Upper Respiratory Infection measure to align with the changes consistent with National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) HEDIS technical specifications. The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) follows this guidance as well in their oversight of Managed Care Organizations. How this impacts providers: Updates include the following for measure, Appropriate Treatment for Upper...

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12Dec

Are you meeting access standards?

Primary care providers must be accessible to Texas Children’s Health Plan members 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Acceptable after-hours coverage includes: The office telephone is answered after-hours by an answering service that meets language requirements of the major population groups and that can contact the PCP or another designated medical practitioner. All calls answered by an answering service must be returned within 30 minutes. The office telephone is answered after normal business hours by a recording in the language of...

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