Alberta Blue Cross Benefits Forms
Letter Forms facilitate standardized documentation while accommodating a stakeholder's requirement for a particular documentation format. The forms can be rendered or easy communication via automated fax, as accepted by the clinical drug services administered by Alberta Blue Cross. Blue Cross drug special authorization forms, all listed via a link to the external forms within Connect Care, can be particularly time-consuming to complete.
Many Blue Cross drug forms are configured for semi-automated completion and direct digital transfer (via RightFax). These "internal" forms are built with a template that uses interactive charting (e.g., click-to-review, click-to-edit wherever text appears in a dark blue font colour). Double data-entry is minimized because much of required information is pulled from the patient's chart and presented to the clinician for final editing. Where clinician decisions are required before making selections, the relevant chart data is available via popup displays that spare the user from having to search the chart.
Finding Blue Cross Forms
The easiest way to find the digital Blue Cross drug authorization form is to use the chart sidebar index:
Select the "Forms" link from the index (bottom of left column).
From the Forms Sidebar display that appears, select the link to "Approval Requests"
From the popup list of approval requests, select the link to "internal" Blue Cross drug special authorization form. This will set up the appropriate form in the Communications activity.
Completing Blue Cross Forms
Sending Blue Cross Forms
It is important to pay attention to the form recipient. All Blue Cross Special Authorization forms are sent to "Alberta Blue Cross, Clinical Drug Services" which can be found by searching for "Blue Cross" using the "to" section of the Communications activity.
Finding Completed Blue Cross Forms
Completed forms are found in the "Letters" tab of Chart Review, which can be filtered to show "Approval Requests".