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State of Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene & V ALUE O PTIONS ® . June 2009. G ETTING C ONNECTED. Welcome to ValueOptions ®. Presenters. Lissa Abrams – Deputy Director Mental Hygiene Administration abramsl@dhmh.state.md.us
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State of MarylandDepartment of Health and Mental Hygiene & VALUEOPTIONS® June 2009 GETTING CONNECTED
Presenters • Lissa Abrams – Deputy Director Mental Hygiene Administration abramsl@dhmh.state.md.us • Mary Mastrandrea – ValueOptions® Maryland CEO mary.mastrandrea@valueoptions.com • Clarence Jordan – ValueOptions® Director, Recovery & Resiliency • Ray Coleman – ValueOptions® National Director, Provider Relations • Mara Rapant – ValueOptions® National Director, Clinical Services • Kathy Melia – ValueOptions® Vice President, Operations
ValueOptions®− The Best Resource for the Behavioral Healthcare People Need • Singularly qualified – 30 years experience providing behavioral health and wellness services. • Nation’s largest independent behavioral health and wellness company – more than 23 million covered lives nationally. • More than 50,000 providers nationwide • More than 300 corporate clients, including 50% of the Fortune 10 companies. • Technology used to drive down costs.
ValueOptions®− Recognized Public Sector Leader • Currently manages more public sector behavioral health contracts than any other company • More than 4.5 million covered lives across 14 states. • Many of these contracts have Member populations exceeding 400,000, and several exceed 1 million covered lives.
Recovery and Resiliency • Philosophy consistent with 2006 SAMHSA National Consensus Statement • Respect and support of culturally sensitive individual affirmations of self-efficacy • Prevention Education and Outreach – support staff and provide community outreach • Community Stakeholder Collaboration – consumers, family members, providers and other stakeholders
ValueOptions® Utilization Management • Clinical transition will be seamless to providers and consumers. • 800-888-1965 will automatically connect to ValueOptions® staff – September 1, 2009. • Current authorizations transfer from current ASO to the ValueOptions® system. • Maryland medical necessity criteria will be used. • Telephonic reviews and Web based applications will be used for authorization requests.
ValueOptions® Utilization Management Services that are currently authorized by Core Service Agencies will continue to be reviewed by CSA staff and will be incorporated into ValueOptions authorization system
ValueOptions® Care Management • A dedicated team of local Maryland care management staff • Acceptance of referrals from medical, behavioral, substance abuse, CSA, consumers and family members • Proactive identification of high risk consumers • Referrals and reviews as needed • Outreach to all involved in consumer’s care • Treatment plan coordination • Discharge planning
Provider Handbook • A guide to ValueOptions® policies and procedures forall providers • Available on the ValueOptions® Maryland website
ValueOptions® Provider Websitewww.valueoptions.com/providers/Providers.htm • Regulatory News: Changes in state and federal laws affecting providers. • The Valued Provider: Newsletter highlighting service authorization and claims payment improvements. • Achieve Solutions®: A comprehensive library of consumer behavioral health educational articles.
ValueOptions® ProviderConnect ProviderConnect is an online tool that increases convenience & decreases administrative burden. • Free, secure, online application • Easy access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week • Complete multiple transactions in a single sitting
ValueOptions® ProviderConnect Features With ProviderConnect providers can: • Verify Consumer eligibility • Request Authorizations • View Authorizations • Submit Claims (Batch and Single claim) • View Claim Status • View and Print Provider Summary Voucher • Submit inquiries to Customer Service • Access and print forms
Accessing ProviderConnect • Each provider has a secure login and online registration, including a provider ID number via the ProviderConnect Web site. • Additional logins for other providers in the same practice are available through ProviderConnect. Contact: • ValueOptions® EDI Helpdesk • (888) 247-9311, Option 3 • Monday through Friday • 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. EST Turn around time for additional logins is 48 hours.
ProviderConnect Demonstration • Step 1:www.valueoptions.com • Step 2: Click on “Providers” • Step 3: Click on “Try the Demo”
EDI Claims Set-up • ValueOptions® will accept any HIPAA compliant 837p or 837i file • Claims are submitted through www.valueoptions/providerconnect • Filing guidelines are the same, regardless of the software used to submit a claim. • A completed Account Request Form must accompany all claims. • Billing agents must also submit an Intermediary Form. • ValueOptions® has Experience working with multiple clearing houses
EDI Claims Set-up (continued) • Account request and intermediary forms can be faxed to 866-698-6032. • Allow 2 days for account set-up in test mode. • An ID and Password will be sent via email.
EDI Claims Set-up (continued) • Once a file is successfully submitted in test mode: • Call ValueOptions® EDI Helpdesk at 888-247-9311 to be taken out of test mode. • Normal claims submission can begin • During normal claims submission, eSupport will send two e-mails: • The1st email confirms receipt of file • The 2nd email confirms pass/failure of file. If file fails, the email will explain the reason for failure
The ValueOptions® Electronic Funds Transfer • ValueOptions® partners with PaySpan to give providers the ability to: • Receive Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) • View and Print Provider Summary Voucher • PaySpan Features • Ability to control each user’s access to specific customer applications • Logs all user activity on the PaySpan provider site • Online Help on every screen www.payspan.com • Supports Internet Explorer 5.0 and above
Next Steps • Provider/Stakeholder Advisory Committee • Provider/Stakeholder meetings coming soon (July and August) • Upcoming Provider trainings, multiple modalities • Maryland Website development continues • This presentation/updates will be posted on the DHMH Website http://DHMH.state.md.us/mha • ValueOptions® contract will be effective September 1, 2009
Questions valueoptionstransition@dhmh.state.md.us