TRICARE West to Join Availity Essentials for Streamlined Provider Services
The TRICARE West Region health plan, administered by TriWest Healthcare Alliance, will be part of the multi-payer platform known as Availity Essentials starting on 1 January 2025. It aims to eliminate as much administrative burden as possible among providers in healthcare. As part of Availity Essentials, routine items, including eligibility and benefits check-ups, claim status queries, and other standard practices will be done quicker on the part of the provider.
This is achieved by rendering the Availity Essentials user from today’s easy work provider with the TRICARE West beneficiary. To make preparations ready for the go-live date, TriWest has put up a set of learning materials that can be accessed at the TriWest Learning Center. It is a resource meant for providers. There they can take classes so as to know the nitty-gritty of working on TRICARE West on Availity Essentials.
For those looking to expand their knowledge, the TriWest Learning Center offers a Provider Readiness Designation, which is a prerequisite for listing in the TRICARE provider directory. The designation is acquired by completing courses from the Center for Deployment Psychology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
The coursework includes military culture and evidence-informed mental health treatments most frequently utilized among Armed Forces personnel.
Live support training webinars are available starting in December via Availity and TriWest professionals. Providers can also personalize their Availity Essentials by saving frequently used apps for easy access and auto-populating provider information to minimize errors on input screens.
This integration with Availity Essentials marks a pivotal development for TRICARE West Starting with Availity Essentials or upcoming training, providers can visit the TriWest Learning Center.