{"id":2995,"date":"2016-12-05T16:21:33","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T16:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hnetalk.com\/provider\/?p=2995"},"modified":"2016-12-06T14:48:06","modified_gmt":"2016-12-06T14:48:06","slug":"medical-policy-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hnetalk.com\/provider\/medical-policy-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Policy Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Please read the following update related to various Health New England programs and changes that may have an impact on your patients and\/or your practice.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions about the information in this notice, please contact Health New England Provider Relations at (800) 842-4464, extension 5000. A representative is available Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The following Medical Policies have been released and\/or reviewed:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/healthnewengland.org\/Portals\/_default\/Shared%20Documents\/providers\/Afirma_Thyroid_FNA_Analysis_Testing_External.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Afirma Thyroid FNA Analysis Testing (New, effective 02\/01\/2017)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/healthnewengland.org\/Portals\/_default\/Shared%20Documents\/providers\/Abdominal-Panniculectomy-Criteria-External.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Abdominal Panniculectomy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/healthnewengland.org\/Portals\/_default\/Shared%20Documents\/providers\/Tibial-Sacral-Nerve-Stimulation-Criteria-External.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Sacral Nerve Stimulation and Electrical Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/healthnewengland.org\/Portals\/_default\/Shared%20Documents\/providers\/Mobi-C-Artificial-Cervical-Disc-External.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Mobi-C Artificial Cervical Disc<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/healthnewengland.org\/Portals\/_default\/Shared%20Documents\/providers\/Gender-Reassignment-Surgery-External.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Gender Reassignment Surgery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Access the above Medical Policies at <a href=\"http:\/\/healthnewengland.org\/Providers\/Resources\" target=\"_blank\">healthnewengland.org\/providers\/resources<\/a>. Select \u201cBehavioral Health\/Medical Policies\u201d to view the above policies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please read the following update related to various Health New England programs and changes that may have an impact on your patients and\/or your practice. If you have any questions about the information in this notice, please contact Health New England Provider Relations at (800) 842-4464, extension 5000. 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