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TRICARE Provider News
Issue 12:2007

A Publication for
TRICARE Providers

            

Safeguarding Patient Information

Understanding the rules that govern the release of PHI is essential to maintaining the security and confidentiality of PHI and will reduce the risk of unauthorized disclosure.

Behavioral Health Care Referrals

Helping your TRICARE patients recognize behavioral and emotional changes and referring them for behavioral health care can be an important first step in meeting their overall health care needs.

Letter to a Provider from an Army Wife

On behalf of Army wives like me, we appreciate your availability and knowledge of our health care program. We especially appreciate your sensitivity to our children, who need to feel safe and secure in their changing world. We are glad you are here!

Get to Know Your Provider Relations Representative

Humana Military has provider relations representatives available to assist you with a variety of issues.

     
Providing Urgent and Emergency Care to Out-of-Area TRICARE Beneficiaries

When TRICARE beneficiaries travel out of their home TRICARE region to visit friends and relatives, some will require emergency or urgent care. There are a number of things to consider when treating an out-of-area beneficiary.

     
Register Your NPI at www.humana-military.com

Humana Military has established a new web application that enables providers to easily and efficiently register their National Provider Identifiers (NPIs).

Contacts

Frequently used telephone numbers and web sites.
 
Last Reviewed: July 18, 2008