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Institutional/Ancillary Provider Seminars

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) and CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc. (CareFirst BlueChoice) offer half-day seminars and half-hour webinars designed to familiarize institutional providers and office staff with CareFirst policy and provider oriented procedures. A selection of various types of seminars and webinars are being offered to appeal to the needs of our versitile provider community. We are especially excited about the expansion of our much sought after Webinars for 2009. These training tool types are listed below accompanied by a brief description and its identification code to assist in the selection of the appropriate educational session specific to your needs and requests.
    • Hospital Quarterly - designed to provide hospital staff with updated information on changes at CareFirst and may include special presentations on select topics
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    • Ancillary Seminars - designed to provide ancillary providers (Dialysis, SNF, DME, HIT, ASC,Hospice, Home Health, and Mental/Subtance) with updated information on changes at CareFirst and may include special presentations on select topics.
    • Webinars - A Web Based Training - designed to present CareFirst policies and procedures to professional and institutional providers, within the comforts of their own office workspace. These seminars will be one half hour long, but participants should allow for log on and instruction time. After enrolling, you will receive instructions 1 day prior to the presentation date, via email. There are several webinar types being offered:
      • Blue Choice - all BlueChoice policies and a review of referrals and authorizations.
      • MPOS - Maryland Point of Service - explanation of product and review of referrals and authorizations.
      • CareFirst Direct - Perform eligibility and benefits for local and out-of-area members.
      • CareFirst Ancillary Provider Specialty Webinars
      • Hospital Related Webinars
      • CDH - Consumer Directed Healthcare Product
      • FEP - 2010 FEP Benefit Updates
      • RealMed New Capabilities - Learn more about how CareFirst has teamed with RealMed to provide enchanced electronic capbilities to participating CareFirst providers.

    To enroll in a seminar or webinar as an institutional provider (hospital and ancillary): (If you are a professional provider, please go back to the previous screen and click on "Professional" seminars so that you will be enrolled under your correct specialty. )
    • Click on your date/location selection below
    • If you have trouble enrolling on line, or if classes are full and you wish to attend a class, please call the Provider Seminar Registration Line at 877-269-2219.
    • Please note: Sign-in begins 15 minutes prior to the scheduled seminar and webinar time.
    • Specific claims inquries will not be reviewed at these seminars.
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Seminar Registration

To view the seminar details, click the Date of the seminar you would like to attend, and then complete the on-line registration form. Click on the <> to sort by the category.
DateSeats
Available
Seminar
Type
LocationCan be sorted ascending or descendingCityTime
11/24/20099WebinarMPOS Webinarn/a2:00 p.m.
11/24/200918WebinarHospice Webinarn/a12:30 p.m.
12/01/200972Hospital QuarterlyCF Conference Ctr Canton CrossingBaltimore10:00 a.m.
12/02/20095WebinarASC Webinarn/a12:30 p.m.
12/08/200912WebinarDME Webinarn/a12:30 p.m.
12/09/200947Hospital QuarterlyHoly Cross HospSilver Spring1:00 p.m.
12/15/200950WebinarFEP 2010 Updates Webinarn/a10:00 a.m.
12/15/200950WebinarRealMed New Capabilities Webinarn/a10:00 a.m.
12/17/20090WebinarHIT Webinarn/a12:30 p.m.
01/05/201050WebinarRealMed New Capabilities Webinarn/a10:00 a.m.
01/07/201050WebinarFEP 2010 Updates Webinarn/a10:00 a.m.
01/12/201050WebinarSNF Webinarn/a12:30 p.m.
01/12/201050WebinarBlueChoice Webinarn/a10:00 a.m.
01/19/201050WebinarFEP 2010 Updates Webinarn/a10:00 a.m.
01/20/201050WebinarHIT Webinarn/a12:30 p.m.
01/20/201050WebinarMPOS Webinarn/a10:00 a.m.
01/26/201050WebinarDialysis Webinarn/a12:30 p.m.
01/26/201050WebinarRealMed New Capabilities Webinarn/a10:00 a.m.
01/27/201050WebinarFEP 2010 Updates Webinarn/a10:00 a.m.
02/04/201050WebinarHospice Webinarn/a12:30 p.m.
02/10/201050WebinarDME Webinarn/a12:30 p.m.
02/16/201050WebinarCareFirst Direct Webinarn/a10:00 a.m.
02/16/201050WebinarHome Health Webinarn/a12:30 p.m.
02/16/201050WebinarRealMed New Capabilities Webinarn/a10:00 a.m.
02/24/201050WebinarASC Webinarn/a12:30 p.m.
02/24/201050WebinarCDH - Webinarn/a2:00 p.m.
03/04/201050WebinarBlueChoice Webinarn/a10:00 a.m.
03/04/201047WebinarHIT Webinarn/a12:30 p.m.
03/09/201050WebinarRealMed New Capabilities Webinarn/a10:00 a.m.
03/16/201050WebinarDME Webinarn/a12:30 p.m.
03/25/201050WebinarHospice Webinarn/a12:30 p.m.


Check-in begins 15 minutes prior to the scheduled seminar time.

Future seminars and workshops will be posted to this site as they become available. If you would like to host a seminar at your facility, contact your provider representative.

If you have trouble registering for a seminar, call 877-269-2219.



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