Effective April 13, 2017 we can no longer accept BlueCross BlueShield policies as payment for services rendered. For reasons yet to be explained by BlueCross BlueShield of Georgia (BCBSGa), BCBSGa apparently terminated our contract effective March 2, 2017. We became aware of this on March 23, 2017 when the first claim denials for dates-of-service on […]
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What is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy? Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is the medical use of oxygen in a pressurized environment, at a level higher than atmospheric pressure. Increased pressure allows oxygen to dissolve and saturate more effectively into the blood plasma, enabling it to reach deeper areas of the body where red blood cells (due to
It is not a WellCare of Georgia mistake this time. Effective January 1, 2016 Vibrant Kids Pediatrics will no longer accept Medicaid (including PeachCare for Kids) or any Medicaid CMO—e.g. Amerigroup, Peachstate or WellCare of Georgia. We will not accept these payers as either a primary or secondary payer. As a small business we can no
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Have you recently received a—for some a second—letter from WellCare of Georgia informing you that Dr Dickerson is no longer in-network? WellCare of Georgia—in response to Piedmont Clinic’s request to remove Dr Dickerson from its roster of WellCare of Georgia providers—has terminated Dr Dickerson’s Vibrant Kids Pediatrics provider ID, rather than her Piedmont Clinic provider ID. This mistake is what
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Have you recently received a letter from WellCare of Georgia informing you that Dr Dickerson is no longer in-network? This letter was sent to you because your WellCare of Georgia primary care physician (PCP) is Dr Jill Dickerson at Piedmont Clinic. Only recently has Piedmont Clinic updated WellCare of Georgia that Dr Dickerson is no
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Mrs Lauren Jernigan (PA-C) has over years of experience as a Physician Assistant in pediatrics. Mrs Jernigan is a board certified Physician Assistant, licensed by the State of Georgia. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree of Respiratory Therapy from Georgia State University. She continued her education at the Medical College of Georgia, where she
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Every time a new message, document, lab, invoice, etc. is posted or shared to your patient portal account, a notification email is sent to the email address associated with your account. If you did not receive this email, the notification was either sent to your junk or span folder or you—not recognizing the sender—deleted it
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We provide a link to the charmPHR website in the navigation menu at the top of every page on our website. If you have forgotten the email address associated with your portal account, please call our office and we can provide you with that email. If you have forgotten your password, you must follow the “Forgot password?”
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The enrollment process begins by confirming the email address you want associated with your portal account. You may do so in our office during an appointment check-in or you may send us an email from the address you would like associated with the account. When notifying us via email, your email must include the name
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The patient portal allows us—both you, the patient family, and we, the Care Team—to interact electronically with one another in a secure, HIPPA compliant way. charmPHR provides for the sharing of office visit summaries, documents, lab results, etc.; direct messaging; allowing you to request prescription refills and appointments; and to pay account balances online. The portal
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