Provider news and updates

Submitting corrected claims and claim adjustments

There are multiple ways to submit corrected claims.

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network education session

You’re invited to join an upcoming educational webinar about the Veterans Affairs Community Network.

February is Age-related Macular Degeneration and Low Vision Awareness Month

Help build awareness and educate patients about early detection and new advances in treatments to make disease more manageable.

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Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Michigan, New York and Ohio providers: MediGold Medicare Advantage Plan
MediGold is a not-for-profit UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plan that provides coverage for seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries.

 


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Provider education

Explore free COPE CE courses and other education resources to help you care for your patients and support your practice.

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Diabetes toolkit

Share this toolkit, created in collaboration with Prevent Blindness, with patients who have diabetes.

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December In Focus

January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month
Spread the word about how regular eye exams can help prevent the irreversible damage caused by glaucoma.

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October In Focus

Receive text messages to verify your identity and access spectera.com
Learn how to add a mobile phone number to your spectera.com account and verify your identity via text message.

Explore our new COPE-accredited What’s New in Glaucoma Management CE course
Review the increasing use of SLT as a first-line therapy, its clinical study rationale, the advent of Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Shunts (MIGS) and a future view of what glaucoma management may look like.

Influence the best outcomes for diabetic members during National Diabetes-related Eye Disease Month
November is National Diabetes Month. Spread the word about how people with diabetes can protect their vision and partner with us to help screen and monitor patients with diabetes, including the potential for diabetic retinopathy.

Welcome KelseyCare Advantage to our vision network in Texas
We’ll begin administering vision benefits for KelseyCare Advantage in Texas beginning Jan. 1, 2024.

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August In Focus

Explore our new COPE-accredited medically necessary contact lens CE course
Designed to give you and your staff a current update of various contact lens options for patients with common diagnoses requiring medically necessary contact lenses

August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
Explore ways to educate parents and caregivers about the importance of proactive eye care and safety measures for children

Ensure timely payments and avoid delays
Here are some helpful tips to get paid as quickly as possible

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June in Focus
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Updated COPE accredited Health Equity Foundations CE course now available
Our newest COPE accredited CE course focusses on health equity and inequities and identifies individual strategies to help patients overcome these barrier.

June is cataract awareness month
Cataract awareness month was created to educate the public on risk factors, symptoms, types of cataracts and cataract surgery.

Lab spotlight: Attention California providers only – California sales tax
On July 1, 2023, we’re introducing a new enhancement to collect this sales tax from you directly, so you no longer have to file with the state.

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April in Focus
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Tips for timely payment
Currently, claims are paid twice a week for providers in the UnitedHealthcare Vision Network | Spectera Vision Network. View some helpful tips to ensure timely payments and avoid delays.

Lab spotlight: Learn about enhancements of frame and digital measurement entry and changes to our catalog and progressive lens formulary
We’re excited to announce 2 new lab order enhancements to make it easier to search for frames that are not available.

The importance of women’s eye health
Women’s eye health and safety month was created to educate the public on the increased risk for women and vision health issues, as well as steps that can be taken to prevent vision loss.

New COPE accredited diagnosis and management of ocular symptoms related to concussion and acquired brain injury course now available
Our newest COPE accredited CE course focuses on the evaluation and management of oculomotor symptoms that are associated with acquired brain injuries due to concussion, stroke and other causes.

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February In Focus newsletter

February is Age-Related Macular Degeneration Month
Discover more about age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) and take our free COPE accredited CE course.

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network fee schedule update
Fee schedule updates effective for services on and after Feb. 1, 2023.

Ordering Clariti Toric contact lenses
Contact customer service to order a toric contact lens with 0.00 sphere.

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June In Focus
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