Optum is pleased to work with our Alaska Medicaid providers to provide training opportunities throughout the year. Please be sure to take note of registration requirements and details.
PROVIDER MEETINGS & TRAININGS
New Trainings
Technical Assistance Teleconferences are held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month. Please come to this site to register for Technical Assistance Teleconferences and other training sessions.
OptumHealth Education is an Accredited Medical Education platform for the Interprofessional Health Care Team.
We offer Free CEU’s to those meeting the criteria of each activity.
There are over 10 overarching activity Categories with multiple subject topics, under each category. Most learning is on-demand, so you can gain knowledge at your leisure, get on a mailing notification for new or updated activities as they are added monthly. Click here for information on how to create an account to access OHE’s content.
Care Philosophy Training Program
The Care Philosophy program offers a foundation for establishing a trauma-informed environment, rooted in evidence-based best practices and integrates the medical, behavioral, and social components of care for individuals with the most complex needs. Designed with the inter-professional healthcare team in mind, this series was developed to promote collaborative practice in health care delivery by providing a broad range of topics for a variety of learners.
This no-cost program is made available through a partnership with OptumHealth Education and provides for up to 6 CEUs/CMEs to those interested in earning credit.
Click here for registration instructions.
Previous Trainings
- Recording (38 min)
- Getting started – Setting up Optum Id, Registering for account, & enrolling for ERA
- Claims upload process
- ERA Downloads
- Reviewing Claim Rejections
- Introduction to Optum Alaska Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization (pdf) - December 20, 2019
- Claim Modifiers for 1115 Waiver SUD Services (pdf) - January 30, 2020
- Claims Problem Resolution (pdf) - February 12, 2020
- Service Authorization Training for 1115 Waiver SUD Services (pdf) - February 28, 2020
Alaska Training/check list for AKAIMS/iEDI Billers - March 24, 2021
Alaska Training/check list for AKAIMS/iEDI Billers - March 5, 2021
This training include four separately recorded sessions (links below), plus this AKAIMS Provider Set Up Check List.
Play recording (9 min)
Play recording (2 min)
Play recording (6 min)
Play recording (5 min)
Introduction to Online Submission of Service Authorization Requests - September 23, 2020
Navigating through Change - May 13, 2020
Procedural Updates and Practical Telehealth Strategies for Behavioral Health Providers - April 22, 2020
- Intensive Case Management
- Recording (19 min.)
- Recording (31 min)
Intensive Case Management and Community Recovery Support Services
Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) Services and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) Services
Previous Meetings
- Opening Remarks
- Slides
- Recording (Coming soon)
- 2021 Collaborative Welcome
- Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
- Keynote – Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders: Impact of COVID-19
- Qungasvik: A Model for Promoting Reasons for Life and Well-Being in Yup'ik and Cup'ik Communities
- Cultural Competence: From Awareness to Empowerment
- Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team Evidence-Based Practice Recovery in the Community
- Turning a New Leaf: From Struggles to 1115 Waiver Success
- Ethical Considerations in a Pandemic
2021 Optum Collaborative Day One March 31, 2021
2021 Optum Collaborative Day Two April 1, 2021
- Introduction to Optum
- History of Behavioral Health in Alaska
- 1115 SUD and Behavioral Health Waivered Services
- Alaska Mental Health Trust and SeaView Community Services
- Managing Through Disruption
- ASAM, LOCG and other four-letter words: How evidence-based tools positively impact care delivery
- Introduction to Optum Alaska Care Coordination and Advocacy (CCA)
- Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement (QAPI) Committee Structure
- OptumHealth Education: Accredited Medical Education for the Interprofessional Health Care Team
- Welcome and Introduction to Optum
- 1115 Waiver Services
- Managing Through Disruption
- ASAM, LOCG and other four-letter words: How evidence-based tools positively impact care delivery
- Introduction to Optum Alaska Care Coordination and Advocacy
- Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement (QAPI) Committee Structure
- Optum Health Education: Accredited Medical Education for the Interprofessional Health Care Team
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