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Availity Participating Provider Training Webinars - November 2009

We are pleased to announce Availity Provider EDI Training Webinars!

Availity participating providers can enroll in any of the Webinars listed below.

Register today! Log into the secure Availity Portal and select "Free Training" to enroll. EDI training lasts approximately 90-minutes with a 30-minute live question and answer period at the end (total 2-hours).

The following is a list of available training webinars / dates that Availity will be offering to their participating providers for the month of November.  Availity participating providers can enroll in any of these webinars by simply logging into the secure Availity Portal and selecting FREE TRAINING from any page.

Please see the brief descriptions of each training session provided below the table.  If you have providers that have questions on the below topics or just want to learn more about Availity, please recommend that they enroll in a training session today.

Day Date 
CT
Title
Tues 11/03/09
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Claim Research Tool
Tues 11/10/09
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
CareCollect: Process Patient Payments
Wed 11/11/09
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Primary Access Administrators (PAA) Training
Thurs 11/12/09
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Availity 101: An Introduction to Availity for New Users
Fri 11/13/09
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
CarePrescribe: Availity's ePrescribing Solution
Mon 11/16/09
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Authorizations and Referrals Training
Tues 11/17/09
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Facility Web Claim Submission & Inquiry
Wed 11/18/09
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
EDI Training for Availity EDI Submitters
Fri 11/20/09
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Eligibility and Benefits Inquiry Training (for non-Florida providers)
Mon 11/23/09
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Professional Web Claims Submission & Inquiry for Professional Claim Submitters (CMS-1500)
Tues 11/24/09
10:00 am - 11:00 am
CareProfile: Electronic Health Records
Mon 11/30/09
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
CareProfile: Electronic Health Records

Authorizations and Referrals Training - Learn how to submit referral and authorization requests and inquiries using the Availity's Health Care Services Review and Inquiry features.

Availity 101: An Introduction to Availity for new users - Are you new to using Availity? Do you want to learn more about navigation and tips? Join this introductory webinar to learn more.

CareCollect: Process Patient Payments - Attend this session to learn more about Availity's CareCollect, an efficiency tool designed to provide payment processing improvements to your practice - where and when you need them the most! This webinar is approximately 60 minutes. Plan to attend this webinar using a computer and telephone. Your web conference host will provide the telephone audio information.

CarePrescribe: Availity's ePrescribing Solution - Learn how your prescribing physicians and agents can electronically write and send new prescriptions and renewals for free directly to a patient's pharmacy of choice with Availity CarePrescribe, powered by Prematics™. This webinar provides registration and desktop application training. This webinar is approximately 60 minutes. Plan to attend this webinar using a computer and telephone. Your web conference host will provide the telephone audio information.

CareProfile: Electronic Health Records - Availity® CareProfileSM provides clinically-relevant information to consider at the point of patient care. It enables real-time access to claim history from multiple health plans, including lab, lab results, radiology, immunization, and prescription history as well as diagnoses and associated procedures. This consolidated, electronic view of patients' health care services across providers and participating health plans helps improve patient safety and eliminate duplicate medical procedures, aids in reducing unnecessary services, and can protect against fraud.  This webinar is approximately 60 minutes. Plan to attend this webinar using a computer and telephone. Your web conference host will provide the telephone audio information.

Claim Research Tool - Attend this session to learn how Availity's Claim Research Tool (CRT) can save you money, improve your accounts receivable, and allow you to work more efficiently. The CRT helps you manage account receivables by viewing the statuses of multiple claims in one view for a particular date or date range. This webinar is approximately 60 minutes. Plan to attend this webinar using a computer and telephone. Your web conference host will provide the telephone audio information. 

EDI Training for Availity EDI Submitters - Interested in learning more about the Availity EDI process? Learn how to submit EDI batches using Availity's Send and Receive EDI Files functionality. Additionally, learn about other submission methods and how to utilize Availity's EDI Guidelines, help feature, and dashboard reports. During the second half of the training, learn in a step-by-step process how to interpret EDI reports and when they are generated in the EDI process. We will discuss each Availity EDI report. Also, learn how to access and update your organization's EDI reporting preferences.

Eligibility and Benefits Inquiry Training (for non-Florida providers) - Learn how to submit eligibility and benefits inquiries and interpret the results returned by the payer. The Eligibility and Benefits Inquiry feature allows you to verify eligibility for a patient and confirm the benefits covered under the member's contract. Also learn how other Availity products integrate with the Eligibility & Benefits feature, including CareCollect and CareRead.

Facility Web Claim Submission & Inquiry - Is your office still submitting UB-04 paper claims? If yes, this training is for you. Learn how to use Availity's free web claim submission forms to quickly submit a real-time, electronic claim or encounter to multiple payers. Also learn how to use the Claim Status Inquiry feature to view claim status and adjudication information. (Please note: this training is for non-EDI submitters).  Availity's Facility Claim Submission feature allows you to quickly submit a real-time, electronic claim or encounter. This feature can dramatically accelerate the claims and reimbursement process. Availity offers various quick forms and one detailed form for Facility claims.

Primary Access Administrator (PAA) Training- This training is essential for your organization's Primary Access Administrator (PAA). Learn how to perform the account administration functions, such as registering new users, assigning business functions to users, and more.

Professional Web Claims Submission & Inquiry for Professional Claim Submitters (CMS-1500) - Is your office still submitting CMS-1500 paper claims? If yes, this training is for you. Learn how to use Availity's free web claim submission forms to quickly submit a real-time, electronic claim or encounter to multiple payers. Also learn how to use the Claim Status Inquiry feature to view claim status and adjudication information. (Please note: this training is for non-EDI submitters)


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