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Billing for Transgender Services
07/19/17 Provider News
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Samaritan Choice Plans: Changes for 2017
12/14/16 Provider News
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Oral Health During Pregnancy
12/14/16 Provider News
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Integrating Oral and Physical Health: Part 6
11/18/16 Provider News
For the past several months we have been exploring the relationship between primary and oral health care. Check out the final article of our six-part series, in which we look at how Oregonians view their oral health needs, and how some of our dental and medical partners are working together to ensure patients get the dental care they need. Learn how you can integrate oral health programs and services in your clinic.
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Getting the Most Out of the Authorization Wizard
11/18/16 Provider News
Through ProviderConnect, Samaritan Health Plans’ provider portal, you can submit your authorization request electronically.
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Samaritan Advantage Plans: Changes for 2017
11/18/16 Provider News
The 2017 Annual Notice of Change for each of our Samaritan Advantage Plans is now available on our website.
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Integrating Oral and Physical Health: Part 5
09/23/16
As we continue to work towards developing holistic care across our region, it is important that medical providers have a better understanding of their patients' oral health. Smiles for Life is a national oral health curriculum that produces educational resources to ensure the integration of oral health and primary care.
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Reimbursement Provided for Tobacco Cessation Interventions
09/23/16 Provider News
Tobacco use remains the number one cause of death and disease in the United States. It is a risk factor for heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, and many other common chronic diseases. Samaritan Health Plans and IHN-CCO are encouraging health care providers to talk with their patients about tobacco use and perform tobacco cessation interventions.
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Samaritan Health Plans to Offer More Employer Group Coverage in 2017
09/23/16
Samaritan Health Plans continues to grow, and next year we will offer additional employer group plans and cover more lives than ever before.
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Integrating Oral and Physical Health Part 4
08/24/16 Provider News
Having a dental professional on site adds more resources and helps achieve a new level of holistic care. While having a dentist working in your clinic is not always a possibility, other options such as adding an expanded practice dental hygienist may be more practical. Part four of our six-part series focuses on the role of expanded practice dental hygienists and how they can benefit your clinic and patients.
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Integrating Oral and Physical Health: Part 3
07/12/16 Provider News
Transforming health care in our region will include more collaboration between primary and oral health care providers. Part three of our six-part series on integrating oral and physical health discusses ways health care providers can help reduce the prevalence of early childhood caries.
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Samaritan Health Plans' New Provider Website Now Available
07/12/16 Provider News
Learn more about Samaritan Health Plans' new provider website.
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Integrating Oral and Physical Health: Part 2
06/10/16 Provider News
Transforming health care in our region will include more collaboration between primary and oral health care providers. Part two of our six-part series on integrating oral and physical health examines the inextricable link between wellness and oral health.
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Providers are the vital link between IHN-CCO patients and dental care
05/12/16 Provider News
With your help, IHN-CCO continues to close the gaps between dental, physical and mental health.
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Bridging the Gap Between Primary and Oral Health Care
04/18/16 Provider News
Transforming health care in our region will include more collaboration between primary and oral health care providers. Read the introduction to our six-part series focused on integrating primary and oral health care
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Samaritan Health Plans Has Moved
04/18/16 Provider News
Samaritan Health Plans’ new address is 2300 NW Walnut Blvd., Corvallis, OR 97330. If you are familiar with Corvallis, our new home is in the former CH2M Hill Building, which has been renamed the Samaritan Health Plans’ Walnut Plaza.
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Dental sealants and preventing childhood tooth decay
03/04/16 Provider News
nterCommunity Health Network Coordinated Care Organization has teamed up with community partners, including the Community Health Centers for Benton and Linn Counties and Capitol Dental Care, to organize the Regional School-Based Sealant Program. The program offers screenings, nutrition counseling, oral health education, fluoride varnish treatment, and sealant treatment to children in a school-based setting.
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Prior Authorizations can now be submitted electronically through ProviderConnect
02/01/16 Provider News
In January, ProviderConnect, Samaritan Health Plans’ provider portal, was updated with a new feature giving you the option of submitting your prior authorization requests electronically rather than by fax. This new feature, called the Prior Authorization Wizard, can be found under the Authorization tab on the left hand side of the portal screen.
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Recommendations for navigating through the authorization process
01/20/16 Provider News
As you begin the first step of submitting an authorization, it is important to consider the different processing times for your requests, based on the type of request submitted.
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New member ID cards took effect Jan. 1, 2016
01/01/16 Provider News
As of Jan. 1, 2016, Samaritan Health Plan and InterCommunity Health Network CCO (IHN-CCO) members have begun using newly issued member ID cards. This change affects all plans.
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Clinic spotlight: Sweet Home Family Medicine
12/01/15 Provider News
Sweet Home Family Medicine is a Tier 3 certified Patient-Centered Primary Care Home (PCPCH), with a dedicated team of providers and staff that have been with the clinic on average of 20 years or more. The clinic offers family practice,
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Important changes will come with new pharmacy benefit manager
12/01/15 Provider News
Beginning Jan. 1, 2016, OptumRx will become our new pharmacy benefit manager. With this change there will also be a new medication exception/prior authorization form, as well as a new fax number for submitting your forms.
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Identify developmental delays early
12/01/15 Provider News
Better health outcomes and reduced costs are possible if childhood developmental delays are recognized as early as possible. Unfortunately, in many cases, developmental delays are not identified until kindergarten or later.
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Primary care providers can help prevent periodontal disease
11/03/15 Provider News
One out of every two adults aged 30 and over has periodontal disease, according to recent findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Periodontal Disease is an ongoing infection in the gingival tissues (gums).
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