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• Posted by Provider Relations
Fidelis Care will host two Provider Office Hours in December 2024. During the webinar, Fidelis Care staff will be available to share information, explain different resources, and answer your questions.
Provider Office Hours – December 2024
Topic: Pharmacy Overview
When: Thursday, December 5th – 2PM – 3PM EST
Click here to register*
Topic: Fidelis Care and Wellcare Quality Programs
When: Tuesday, December 10th – 1PM – 2PM EST
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Last Week
• Posted by Provider Relations
Providers are required to maintain up-to-date demographic information to ensure efficient and timely processing of claims, accurate provider directory information, and appropriate contact information for communication. As a reminder to our Fidelis Care providers, please review your demographic information in the Provider Portal on a regular basis to ensure the provider data is accurate.
If you have any questions regarding the Provider Portal, or would like to submit your demographic changes in another format (fax, email, or delegated roster), please contact your Fidelis Care Provider Relations Specialist. To find your designated representative, please visit Contact Your Designated Provider Relations Specialist.
Last Week
• Posted by Provider Relations
Annual cultural competency training for participating providers is required by the New York State Department of Health. At this time, The New York State DOH will only accept the approved training offered by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Minority Health education program, Think Cultural Health, to fulfill the requirement for provider annual cultural competency training.*
Once the cultural competency training has been completed, providers need to verify completion of the program by emailing the Cultural Competency Attestation Form to:
CulturalCompetencyTrainingAttestation@fideliscare.org.
The required Cultural Competency Training needs to be completed annually by December 31st. Providers that completed
Last Week
• Posted by Provider Relations
Beginning Nov. 18, you can validate eligibility and benefits, submit claims, check claim status, submit authorizations, and access Fidelis Care payer resources via Availity Essentials.
Availity experts are hosting several live webinar sessions to help you get ready. Here’s a look ahead at what tools and functionality are coming, paired with live training to learn more. Space is limited, save your seat today!
Availity Essentials Introduction
Monday, Nov. 18 – 3 p.m. EST
Monday, Dec. 2 – 2 p.m. EST
Authorization Tools
Tuesday, Nov. 19 – 2 p.m. EST
Tuesday, Dec. 3
Last Week
• Posted by Provider Relations
As you may know, the United States is experiencing an IV fluid shortage after Hurricane Helene. Fidelis Care would like to provide guidance regarding prior authorization (PA) requests that may be affected by this shortage.
Medications for use in Non-Oncology Diagnoses (PA Requests Submitted Directly to Fidelis Care Pharmacy)
Fidelis Care is aware of the IV Fluid supply chain issues and has processes in place to consider the impacts of the IV Fluid shortages when reviewing medication Prior Authorization (PA) requests, for as long as the shortage is in effect.
Providers must include communication and/or documentation that the medication Prior Authorization
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