Provider E-News

Monthly newsletter with information about clinical practice and business updates. Newsletters are in print-friendly PDF format.

July 2026 (PDF)

  • Reducing Prior Authorization Burden for PPO Members
  • Ambulatory infusion therapy plan templates and forms
  • Medicare GLP-1 Bridge Program

June 2026 (PDF)

  • New Kaiser Permanente Provider Manual Debuts Today
  • Scheduling Radiology Services at Kaiser Permanente

May 2026 (PDF)

  • Attestation Portal Update – Cycle 2 Attestation Period
  • New preferred SGLT2 inhibitor for Kaiser Permanente Members

April 2026 (PDF)

  • Measurement-based mental health care
  • Provider online resource guide available
  • KPWHRI dementia studies

March 2026 (PDF)

  • Now available: Provider online resource guide
  • Generic Suprep is now a co-preferred bowel prep kit
  • AdaptHealth is Kaiser Permanente’s new preferred DME vendor

February 2026 (PDF)

  • How to send a referral for imaging and laboratory requests to be performed by Kaiser Permanente
  • AdaptHealth is Kaiser Permanente’s new preferred DME vendor
  • Use the Optum payment integrity portal for post adjudication prepay medical records uploads

January 2026 (PDF)

  • AdaptHealth is Kaiser Permanente’s new preferred DME vendor
  • Wegovy not covered under Kaiser Permanente commercial plans

December 2025 (PDF)

  • CDs not accepted documentation for reconsiderations
  • Authorization Quantity for Massage, Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy
  • HEDIS® Medical Record Review Season: February – May 2026
  • New scheduling system for Kaiser Permanente Washington Radiology

November 2025 (PDF)

  • SNF Quality Reporting
  • Action required for some Medicare Advantage members
  • Send appeals to us as soon as possible
  • Introducing nutrition e-visits
  • Safe Dispensing of Opioid + CNS Depressant Medications
  • Medical necessity review criteria change for mental health and eating disorder services

October 2025 (PDF)

  • Attestation Updates
  • Action required for some Medicare Advantage members
  • Take our practitioner satisfaction survey this month

September 2025 (PDF)

  • Outside records viewable in Affiliate Link
  • Claims Supporting Documentation form update
  • Improve your credentialing processing times
  • Attestation training video available
  • COVID-19 vaccines covered in full for all plans

August 2025 (PDF)

  • Use SAM to submit inquiries to Provider Services
  • Remote programs are effective to address chronic pain