UnitedHealthcare Provider Portal enhancements
We can’t make your task list any shorter, but our portal resources page and the following UnitedHealthcare Provider Portal enhancements are designed with your workload in mind.
Check out the most recent changes below.
| Changes coming to UnitedHealthcare Provider Portal access | Effective date | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Add 2-factor authentication to maximize security: UnitedHealthcare Provider Portal users should enable an authentication app (e.g., Microsoft® Authenticator) and add a verified phone number to their profile. | Immediately | ||
| General | Effective date | ||
| Administrative user help: Training tips added under Manage Users show the self-service tools available to manage users and portal access. | March 1, 2024 | ||
| Primary Access Administrators and Administrators assigned to more than 1 organization/tax ID number (TIN): Deactivate, activate or remove a single user from all organizations in one set of actions. | Feb. 1, 2024 | ||
| Improve cultural competency: Access recommended cultural competency courses under the Tailored Training section of Profile & Settings. | Jan. 25, 2024 | ||
| See commercial pending claim details, associated letters and action required items in TrackIt: You can then attach additional information and create Provider Information Queue (PIQ) tickets. Weekly email reminders can be updated if desired. (Not available for all claims platforms.) | Dec. 15, 2023 | ||
| Chat about data verification/attestation: You can now use chat for demographic and data verification questions in the My Practice Profile section of the portal. | Oct. 18, 2023 | ||
| Third-party updates: Users can now export third-party access group information. | Sept. 26, 2023 | ||
| Optional password-free portal login available: Password-free Microsoft Authenticator option is now available as an extra layer of security during portal sign-in. | Sept. 15, 2023 | ||
| Changing email notifications by category: Users with editing capabilities can now send all documents to the same email or opt out of email notifications by document category. | Sept. 8, 2023 | ||
| Granting administration access: Primary Access Administrators (PAA) and Individual Administrators (IA) can grant administration access using the new access button under Manage Users. | Aug. 30, 2023 | ||
| Appeal searches in TrackIt: We’ve added the Dual Data Entry (DDE) reference number to TrackIt to search and track UnitedHealthcare® Medicare Advantage appeals. | Aug. 29, 2023 | ||
| Documents and reporting | Effective date | ||
| UnitedHealthcare Reports renamed and updated: UnitedHealthcare Reports is now Report Center. It was also redesigned to enhance search and filter capabilities including the ability to search PCP Panel Reports by TIN. | March 16, 2024 | ||
| Eligibility | Effective date | ||
| Check behavioral health prior authorizations by code: You can now check prior authorizations by code for both medical and behavioral health requests. | Sept. 27, 2023 | ||
| Users are now able to view vendor coverage for Surest members. | Sept. 14, 2023 | ||
| Chat expanded nationally: Chat is now available in all 50 U.S. states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the UnitedHealthcare Provider Portal Benefits & Eligibility section. | Aug. 16, 2023 | ||
| Claims and payments | Effective date | ||
| Like facility claims, users can submit duplicate lines for professional claims rather than entering them individually. | Jan. 31, 2024 | ||
| Facilities can now submit claims through the UnitedHealthcare Provider Portal. | Jan. 29, 2024* | ||
| View zero-dollar PRAs and 835 files in Document Library under Payment Documents. | Dec. 15, 2023 | ||
| Chat expanded nationally: Chat is now available in all 50 U.S. states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the UnitedHealthcare Provider Portal Claims & Payments section. | Aug. 16, 2023 | ||
| Increased virtual card payment (VCP) visibility: See some claims paid through virtual card payment (VCP) in the Claims Detail section. (Not available for all claim-processing platforms.) | Aug. 1, 2023 | ||
| Prior authorizations | Effective date | ||
| Updated Prior Authorization and Notification tool: Complete work faster and easier with the Start a New Task menu and enhanced navigation. | Jan. 27, 2024 | ||
| Practice management | Effective date | ||
| My Practice Profile place of service field added: Users can more accurately specify how the provider uses each address, including if they’re accepting patients at various practice locations. | Jan. 23, 2024 | ||
| Hospitals and facilities will now use Onboard Pro to submit UnitedHealthcare network participation requests. | Dec. 15, 2023 | ||
| Improvements to managing 3rd party access: Primary Access Administrators can proactively grant 3rd party access without a request. They can also assign several tax ID numbers (TINs) at a time on the Manage 3rd Party Access page. | Dec. 13, 2023 | ||
| My Practice Profile: Completed and in progress status updates now shown under one demographic submission. | Nov. 3, 2023 |
*Reflects external communication date. This capability was available prior to communication.
UnitedHealthcare Provider Portal sign in and support
Use the blue Sign in dropdown at the top right to log in to the portal to review these enhancements.
Register for portal access here or view step-by-step instructions in our training guide.
For help accessing and using the portal, chat with us 7 a.m.–7 p.m. CT from the UnitedHealthcare Provider Portal.
You can also contact UnitedHealthcare Web Support at 866-842-3278, option 1, 7 a.m.–9 p.m. CT, Monday–Friday.