Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois offers free webinars and workshops for the independently contracted providers who work with us. This includes scheduled webinars and on demand training modules that focus on electronic options and other helpful tools and resources. Some webinars offer continuing education credit.
Access and view these recorded sessions at your convenience.
Illinois Medicaid Professional Provider Orientation 
To register now for a webinar on the list below, click on your preferred session date.
| Description | Dates | Session Times |
|---|---|---|
Availity® Essentials, Prior Authorizations |
July 3, 2024 July 10, 2024 July 17, 2024 July 24, 2024 July 31, 2024 |
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. |
| Availity Essentials Claim Status, Clinical Appeals, Reconsiderations and Message This Payer Learn how to verify enhanced claim status, submit clinical claim appeals reconsiderations requests and Message This Payer online using the Availity Claim Status tool. |
July 11, 2024 July 18, 2024 July 25, 2024 |
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. |
| Availity Essentials Instructor-Led Training Register for this session to better understand how electronic transactions can work for your organization. You’ll learn the importance of Manage My Organization, how to use the Patient ID Finder, instruction on how to verify patients' Eligibility and Benefits and more online options. |
11 a.m. to noon |
|
Availity Remittance Viewer and Provider Claim Summary |
July 18, 2024 |
1 to 2 p.m. |
Monthly Provider Hot Topics Webinar |
|
10 to 11:30 a.m. |
Orientation Webinars for New Commercial Providers |
1 to 2 p.m. |
Webinars Offering Continuing Education Credits
Earn continuing education credits with the free webinars below.
Availity is a trademark of Availity, LLC, a separate company that operates a health information network to provide electronic information exchange services to medical professionals. Availity provides administrative services to BCBSIL. BCBSIL makes no endorsement, representations or warranties regarding any products or services provided by third party vendors and the products and services they offer.
HEDIS is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
Checking eligibility and benefits and/or obtaining prior authorization is not a guarantee of payment of benefits. Payment of benefits is subject to several factors, including, but not limited to, eligibility at the time of service, payment of premiums/contributions, amounts allowable for services, supporting medical documentation, and other terms, conditions, limitations, and exclusions set forth in the member’s policy certificate and/or benefits booklet and or summary plan description. Regardless of any prior authorization or benefit determination, the final decision regarding any treatment or service is between the patient and the health care provider. If you have any questions, call the number on the member's BCBSIL ID card.
