We will be notifying all Blue Shield 65 Plus (HMO), Blue Shield 65 Plus Choice Plan (HMO) and Blue Shield Medicare Prescription Drug Plan members by mail of their automatic enrollment in Cal INDEX. The notification letter explains the purpose and value of Cal INDEX, its privacy practices, and the opt-out process.
Blue Shield enrolls final member group in Cal Index
Blue Shield will notify a final group of subscribers in mid-October 2015 of Cal INDEX enrollment. This final group of subscribers enrolled before a more streamlined process was created earlier this year. Through the end of 2015, new Blue Shield subscribers will be notified via the online welcome process or via a buck slip in their welcome letter of their enrollment in Cal INDEX. Beginning in 2016, the notification will be incorporated into all Evidence of Coverage documents.
Anthem Blue Cross launches Cal INDEX connecting health records
California has a new, state-of-the-art system that gives your clients’ doctors a new way to exchange health information. It’s called Cal INDEX. It lets doctors, nurses and hospitals across California connect and see health records quickly and easily. It’s like sharing an index of each person’s health history. And by sharing records, doctors can offer better, safer, more efficient care.