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Personal care

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Practices

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Therapists

Health utilization management review

AFMC’s Fort Smith office provides URAC-accredited health utilization management reviews for public and private health plans to ensure all health care services reimbursed are provided in the most efficient manner and are medically necessary. Review staff also help providers deliver the highest quality of care while at the same time preventing fraud and abuse.

Review services

Find out more about AFMC’s Review Services.

Pathology and Radiology Referral Forms

Pathology referral form – use this form when referring a patient for lab tests

Radiology referral form – use this form when referring a patient for radiology testing

Timely filing

In an effort to resolve claims denied for eligibility beginning with dates of service on 10/1/2013, Arkansas Medicaid has made modifications to bypass the timely filing edits. Claims are to be submitted electronically. Providers must verify that an eligibility segment for the dates of service in question is available on file, and verify that a PCP, if required, is on file before the claim is submitted. Providers will have an open window between October 17, 2016 and April 15, 2017 to submit claims. A listing of permissible reasons for qualifying claims and other pertinent information may be obtained from Medicaid. CLAIMS FILED BY PROVIDERS THAT DO NOT QUALIFY UNDER THE IDENTIFIED LISTING WILL BE REVIEWED AND RECOUPED.

AFMC and Medicaid hosted a timely filing webinar on Oct. 7. The webinar video and supporting materials are available at afmc.org/timelyfiling. Answers to questions asked during and after the webinar are also available.

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Health Information and Privacy Protection

How AFMC protects you

AFMC respects your concerns about personal data protection and value our relationship with you. AFMC complies with federal and state laws, also an internal compliance program to protect the privacy of medical records, personal health information (PHI), and personal identifiable information (PII). AFMC implements a set of processes and system controls designed to ensure security of your privacy regulated by the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA). We put continuous efforts into monitoring potential risk by conducting audits, risk management, security planning and other FISMA related best practices. The Standards of Conduct articulates AFMC’s commitment to follow applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including the following: Title XVIII of the Social Security Act; Medicare regulations found in 42 C.F.R., sections 422 and 423; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA); Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and as modified by HITECH Act; False Claims Act (FCA) and the Federal Criminal False Claims statutes; NIST Special Publication 800-26, Department of Defense (DoD) Policy 8500; Director of Central Intelligence Directive (DCID) 6/3; ISO/IEC Standard 17799; General Accounting Office (GAO) Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual (FISCAM); and Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Core Security Requirements.

How to protect yourself

AFMC will protect your privacy as described in this Privacy Statement, however, you should keep in mind that if you voluntarily disclose personal information, especially confidential health information, it is possible that despite our efforts, information may be accessible by others. You can help guard against this by:

  • Enabling security features on personal mobile devices
  • Use strong passwords with your laptop and mobile accounts
  • Safely dispose of personal information (mail, old hard drives and computers)
  • Ensure that personal computers have the latest security updates to decrease risk
  • Keeping hard copy of sensitive information stowed away in secure cabinet or briefcase
  • Don’t overshare information through social networking
  • Be conscious of web security (internet browser settings)
  • Be conscious of your surrounding when carrying sensitive information