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April 2016 Newsletter

Heart and Soul: Wellness for the Mind and Body; Provider Treatment Record Documentation; Timeframe Update: Recredentialing; Monitoring Treatment Progress in Psychotherapy; Improving Screening for Metabolic Syndrome in Members Taking Antipsychotic Medications; New York Providers: Electronic Prescribing Requirements; CMS Part D Prescriber Enrollment Requirement Delayed; CMS Requirement: Maintaining Accurate Demographic Data; Change of Address: Going Green; ProviderConnect: Demographic Update; Collaborative Care Can Strengthen Depression Care Management in PCP Offices; Upcoming Webinars

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March 2016 Newsletter

Letting Go of a Friendship; CMS Part D Prescriber Enrollment Requirement Delayed; Recredentialing Process Timeframe Update; The Road Ahead: Rebranding Forms; Maintaining Accurate Demographic Data for Member Referrals; HCA Adds New Autism Benefit for Enrollees; Monitoring Treatment Progress in Psychotherapy; Alcohol Screening Programs (North Carolina Engagement Center); Carelon Behavioral Health Hosts Successful Webinar on Health Care Integration; 1099 Questions; Upcoming Webinars

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February 2016 Newsletter

Forgiveness; 1099 Questions; Carelon Behavioral Health Continues Full NCQA Accreditation as a Managed Care Organization; Learn About the Utilization Management Program; Clinical Practice Guidelines; Member Rights and Responsibilities; Confidentiality; New Preferred Laboratory: Quest Diagnostics®; Annual Review & Revision of the Carelon Behavioral Health Provider Handbook; Recredentialing Process Timeframe Update; Attention Medicare Prescribing Providers: CMS Requirement for Part D Coverage; Maintaining Accurate Demographic Data for Member Referrals ; Oscar Health Insurance is Expanding; Carelon Behavioral Health Earns Multiple Awards for Excellence in Marketing and Communications ; Integration: A Carelon Behavioral Health Webinar Opportunity; About Carelon Behavioral Health Lens; Electronic Billing Solutions; Giving Value Back to our Providers Webinar Opportunity; Upcoming Webinars

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January 2016 Newsletter

Make a 2016 Resolution to Talk About Mental Illness; Five Ways to Replace Bad Habits With Healthy Ones; 1099 Questions; Attention Medicare Prescribing Providers; Maintaining Accurate Demographic Data for Member Referrals; Recredentialing Process Timeframe Update; New Preferred Laboratory: Quest Diagnostics®; Oscar Health Insurance is Expanding; About Carelon Behavioral Health Lens; The Road Ahead: ProviderConnect Rebranding; Renaming ValueOptions to Carelon Behavioral Health; Integration: A Carelon Behavioral Health Webinar Opportunity; Upcoming Webinars

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December 2015 Newsletter

A Year in Review; Preventing Relapse: Changing Your Playgrounds and Playmates; Introducing Carelon Behavioral Health Lens; Carelon Behavioral Health Highlights Free Online Course to Help Providers Better Serve our Military; Maintaining Accurate Demographic Data for Member Referrals; Introducing Telehealth Services; NCQA Awards Full Accreditation to our Latham and Michigan Engagement Centers; Substance Use Disorder and ASAM Criteria; ICD-10: Moving Forward; ProviderConnect Downtime; Happy Holidays and a Reminder from ValueOptions; Upcoming Webinars

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November 2015 Newsletter

Ten Time Wasters and Energy Drainers; Medication Reconciliation; Maintaining Accurate Demographic Data for Member Referrals; ICD-10: Post October 1, 2015; Carelon Behavioral Health Launches Pilot Program in NYC to Assist Members in Getting to Ambulatory Detox; Updates Regarding AMA ABA Coding Changes for Providers Serving GHI Members; Annual Review & Revision of the ValueOptions’ Provider Handbook; Improving Access to Behavioral Healthcare Practitioners; Attention Providers: Substance Use Disorder and ASAM Criteria; Webinar Opportunity: Giving Value Back to our Providers; ProviderConnect & You: Supporting E-Commerce; Upcoming Webinars

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October 2015 Newsletter

Decision Making: Preventing Brain Drain; The Road Ahead: Rebranding Update; ICD-10: The Time has Arrived!; Confidentiality, Privacy & Security of Identifiable Health Information; North Carolina Operations Center: Intensive Case Management Program; Appointment and Availability Standards; Maintaining Accurate Demographic Data for Member Referrals; Attention ValueOptions’ Providers: Substance Use Disorders and ASAM Criteria; Provider Demographics: New Method to Update Tax Identification Number; Upcoming Webinars

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September 2015 Newsletter

Guidelines for Coping with Change; Reducing the Risk of Suicide: Suicide Prevention Rating Scale; Confidentiality, Privacy & Security of Identifiable Health Info; Appointment and Availability Standards; Attention ValueOptions’ Providers: Substance Use Disorders and ASAM Criteria; Carelon Behavioral Health Names Jorge Petit, M.D. To Lead New York Market; Colorado Medicaid and CHP+ Provider Revalidation & Enrollment Begins September 15, 2015; Interested in Learning More about Integrated Care?; Follow-up to Addressing Opioid Addiction: Carelon Behavioral Health’s Next Steps; Maintaining Accurate Demographic Data for Member Referrals; Electronic Billing Solutions; The Final Stretch to ICD-10; ABA Coding Change Reminder; Improving Outcomes in Mental Health Services: Empowering Clients to Use Their Voices; Upcoming Webinars

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August 2015 Newsletter

The Romantic Getaway: Reconnecting with your Partner; The Road Ahead: Rebranding ProviderConnectSM Guides; Carelon Behavioral Health Calls for a Redesign of the Health Care Delivery System: Treating Opioid Addiction; Attention ValueOptions’ Providers: Substance Use Disorders and ASAM Criteria; New York Health Plan Member Protections for Out-Of-Network Emergency Services and Surprise Bills; NCOC Coordination of Care between Behavioral Health Care and Medical Care; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Applied Behavioral Analysts: Spotlighting Recent Updates; The Final Stretch to ICD-10; Electronic Billing Solutions; ValueSelectSM Program Eligibility Guidelines; Maintaining Accurate Demographic Data for Member Referrals; Upcoming Webinars

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July 2015 Newsletter

How Can I Be More Flexible?; The Road Ahead: Merging Life’s Solutions EAP Accounts; Rebranding Update: Webinars; ValueOptions Expands to Georgia; North Carolina Operations Center Buprenorphione Guidelines; Coming Soon: LOCADTR Tool & Medical Necessity Determinations for NY Health Plan Providers; Updated Information Regarding AMA ABA Code Changes; ICD-9 to ICD-10 Transition; ValueSelect Program Guidelines; ProviderConnect: Forgot Password?; Tips and Tricks: Keeping your Provider File Current; Disclosure of Ownership Form Requirements; Upcoming Webinars

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June 2015 Newsletter

Coping With Guilt After Surviving a Traumatic Event; Consultation for Kids: Models of Psychiatric Consultation in Pediatric Primary Care; North Carolina Operations Center (NCOC) Quality Activity-Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and other Drug Dependence; North Carolina Operations Center 2015 Key Updates Provider Newsletter is Now Available; Aftercare Appointments Following Inpatient Discharge; Substance Use Disorders and ASAM Criteria for Health Plan Providers in New York; The Latham Engagement Center Quality Newsletter is Now Available Online; Serving those who Serve; Transitioning from ICD-9 to ICD-10; ABA: Upcoming Coding Changes; ValueSelect Program Eligibility Guidelines; ProviderConnect Message Center; Tips and Tricks: Keeping your Provider File Current; Stamp Out Stigma (S.O.S.); June 27-28: ProviderConnect Downtime; Upcoming Webinars

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May 2015 Newsletter

Dispelling Myths about Mental Health to Overcome Stigma; Carelon Behavioral Health: The Road Ahead Medical Necessity Criteria and Treatment; Substance Use Disorders and ASAM Criteria for New York Health Plan; Oscar Health Plan Claims Update; Aftercare Appointments Following Inpatient Discharge; ABA: Upcoming Coding Changes; Attention ABA Providers who Serve GHI Members; Introducing the Vermont Integration Profile; ICD9 to ICD10 – Coming Attractions; Serving those who Serve; Provider Treatment Record Documentation; Tips and Tricks: Keeping your Provider File Current; May ProviderConnect Webinars; Upcoming Webinars