Aetna Offers Nonparticipating Health Care Providers Access to Secure Website.HARTFORD, Conn. -- As part of Aetna's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AET AET Aetna, Inc. AET After Extra Time AET Actual Evapotranspiration AET Alliance for Environmental Technology AET Alpha-Ethyltryptamine AET Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc. ) ongoing steps to make doing business easier for health care professionals, nonparticipating medical and dental providers and their office staff now can access online tools, information and resources available on Aetna's secure website for health care professionals. Health care providers who do not participate in Aetna's network can register to use the website to submit claims; check claims status; verify benefits; view payment and billing policies; enter precertifications and referrals; and access Clinical Policy Bulletins. The site also features Clear Claim Connection(TM), which enables health care professionals to see how billing codes submitted for payment will be handled by Aetna's claims-processing system. Aetna was the first health insurer to offer this Internet-based tool. "We want to make business transactions easier for the health care professionals who take care of Aetna members, and that includes nonparticipating medical and dental providers and their office staff. It makes sense to also offer them the benefits of around-the-clock access to our suite of real-time tools and resources," said Molly molly see mare hinny. Knorr, Aetna's head of National Network, Contracting and Strategy. Electronic transactions streamline processes, reduce paperwork, and can result in faster, more accurate information and fewer phone calls. For example, physicians who submit claims to Aetna online can receive expedited electronic payments. Recent enhancements to the company's provider website include access to online claim report request forms and text-readable electronic remittance advice An Electronic Remittance Advice is an electronic version of a payment explanation which provides details about providers' claims payment, and if the claims are denied, it would then contain the required explanations. ERA are provided by plans to Providers. (ERA) that can be downloaded. The site is open to health care professionals, as well as office staff in nonparticipating physician offices, hospitals and ancillary Subordinate; aiding. A legal proceeding that is not the primary dispute but which aids the judgment rendered in or the outcome of the main action. A descriptive term that denotes a legal claim, the existence of which is dependent upon or reasonably linked to a main claim. facilities, who have submitted a claim or a W-9 form to Aetna. Nonparticipating physicians, hospitals and other facilities can register at www.aetna.com, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by selecting "Doctors & Hospitals," then "Physician Self-Service" and "Register Now!" Dentists Dentists can refer to one of the following:
The electronic environment is constantly evolving, and Aetna continually gathers input and refines processes to meet the changing business and information needs of health care professionals. Aetna's website for health care professionals is part of Aetna Service Options(SM) for Health Care Professionals, the company's integrated solution focused on providing a quality service experience -- from the moment health care professionals contact Aetna through the end of their interactions. The company offers an array of easy-to-use electronic and telephonic options for obtaining information and transacting business. These options give physicians and office staff flexibility to choose whatever interaction works best for their offices. Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s health care benefits companies, serving approximately 27.9 million unique members with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health Behavioral health was first used in the 1980's to name the combination of the fields mental health and substance abuse. As an example, an organization serving both mental health and substance abuse clients might refer to its practice as behavioral health or , group life, long-term care long-term care (LTC), n the provision of medical, social, and personal care services on a recurring or continuing basis to persons with chronic physical or mental disorders. and disability plans, and medical management capabilities. Our customers include employer groups employer group Association of employers Managed care An entity with a current group benefits agreement in effect with a health plan to provide covered health care services to its employee-subscribers and eligible dependents. , individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans and government-sponsored plans. www.aetna.com |
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