Optum Behavioral Health Provider Manual 2019

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Optum behavioral health provider manual 2019. Our company is a wholly owned subsidiary of unitedhealth group. You can get this handbook and other written information in spanish. Optum provides this manual administrative guide chapter 6. Changes made to the previous revision of the manual january 2018 edition updated december 2018.

Id 304 2019 01 2020 about united behavioral health optum and optum idaho united behavioral health ubh was officially formed on february 2 1997 via the merger of u s. Ii2019 provider guide as a health care provider you know that the care delivery environment is changing rapidly. Please reference the optum maryland pbhs provider manual to review policies and procedures as well as administrative processes germane to all optum maryland providers. Guidance on participation in pbhs.

The provider directory has information on the languages providers speak and other details about each provider. Behavioral services as a more focused resource for clinicians serving the unitedhealthcare community plan of kansas membership. We are the nation s largest. Behavioral health providers maryland pbhs provider manual note.

Uninsured eligible consumers. Usbh and united behavioral systems inc. Clinical criteria service providers and. The following are the clinical criteria used by optum behavioral health to make coverage decisions.

You can also get this handbook on compact disc cd in english or spanish. Benefi t plan sponsors are coping with cost pressures and demanding more for less. This provider operations manual contains important information including policies and procedures to be followed when working with optum and or members covered by health plans managed by optum. Signifi cant challenges and market pressures are at play on all fronts.

This manual does not replace the primary national optum behavioral health network manual. This is the provider website designed for behavioral health providers for optum and its affiliates. These provisions apply to all providers under contract with optum and or its affiliated companies. General provider information.

Please select an icon below to go to the regional site where you are located. You can also get this handbook and optum s medicaid provider directory on optum s website. Maryland pbhs provider manual january 2020. In using its clinical criteria optum behavioral health takes individual circumstances and the local delivery system into account when determining coverage of behavioral health services.