Posted on February 12, 2010
Confidentiality of patient information has always been foremost in the minds of HNE. The advent of HIPAA has actually simplified the process for those providers caring for a specific patient by permitting the sharing of pertinent information without the need for the patient’s signature. The PCP’s role is to not only provide first-line care, but […]
Posted on January 19, 2010
Please click on the attachment to see the provider notice regarding changes to the GIC member benefits effective 2/1/10: gic-2-1-10-changes-provider-mailing1
Posted on January 19, 2010
Last day to appeal your GIC tier-designation is January 29, 2010. For more information please visit the Massachusetts Medical Society website at: http://www.massmed.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Tiering_and_Pay_for_Performance&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=147&ContentID=27671
Posted on January 7, 2010
Effective January 2010, any newly issued HNE member id cards will not include the Primary Care Physician (PCP) name and that will be the new process going forward. These new cards will only be issued to new members or if existing members have changes to their plan. Existing members will still be able to use […]
Posted on January 4, 2010
Effective 1/1/10, Prior Approval is required for all brand name drugs if a generic is available (for example, Percocet® and Prilosec®). This also applies to members already taking a brand name with a generic available prior to 1/1/10. A copy of the applicable form is included below: ps367pol-multisourcebrandsmrf_001
Posted on December 21, 2009
Greetings from the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine. On behalf of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, we hope you find the attached information helpful in your practice. Double your patients’ chances of quitting smoking! When you refer them to QuitWorks using the attached enrollment form, your patients will receive a FREE two-week […]
Posted on December 1, 2009
Please be advised if you are a practice that does see Medicare patients you must complete this training by 12/31/09. Please read the attached. 2nd-notice-medicare-fwa-provider-communication
Posted on December 1, 2009
Dear Provider, The 2010 Health New England (HNE) formularies are is now available on line at hne.com. Formularies available include: The HNE Formulary for our three-tiered pharmacy benefit package lists our Tier I (Generic) and Tier II (Preferred Brand) drugs. Medications not listed on the formulary default to Tier III (Non-Preferred Brand). The […]
Posted on November 23, 2009
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Posted on November 23, 2009
http://hnewss/sites/docucenter/Notices/FF%20General%20Notice-provider.pdf