Did you know submitting an incomplete initial credentialing application directly affects the turnaround time for credentialing approval?

All applicable areas of the Universal Credentialing Application are required for IPN to complete the credentialing process. This includes:

• Work history in MM/YYYY format
• Education/training in MM/YYYY format
• Current malpractice insurance face sheet
• Provider Authorization and Release of Information page, signed and dated
• Complete Attestation (action history)
• DEA or prescription plan (MD, DO, DPM, PA, NP, CRNA)
• Hospital admitting privileges or admit plan (MD, DO, DPM, PA, NP, CRNA)
• Current and active license in the state of practice
• Supervising Physician included on license or noted on application (PA only)
• Check for credentialing fees

IPN is providing run-out repricing for some terminated groups. Click the button below for a list of those affected. Included in this list are:

• Employer group name
• Group number
• Payor and claim submission information

Run-Out Repricing

Data accuracy is the name of IPN's game and we need your help keeping it up-to-date!

It is important that you notify us as soon as possible if your information has changed. Not only does IPN maintain its own Provider Directory, but our data is used by more than 30 payors for their directories and claims payment systems for more than 73,000 members.

IPN has an easy-to-use form for all of your directory and billing change needs. Click the button below for the most current version of the IPN Provider Information form.

Please send completed forms by email, fax or mail.

• Email to: ipn@ipnmd.com
• Fax to: 208-433-4605
• Mail to: PO Box 5406, Boise, ID 83705

Reimbursement and Coverage Policy Updates

Cigna will implement four new reimbursement and/or coverage policies effective October 2019. The new policies include:

• Evaluation and Management (R30)
• Scrotal Ultrasound (0548) and Head and Neck Ultrasounds (0549)
• Angioplasty (Extracranial, Intracranial) and Endoluminal Flow Diverting Stents (0545)
• ImplantableElectrocardiographic Event Monitors (0547)

July 2019 Network News

Although laboratory testing may comprise a small portion of healthcare expenses, it influences up to an estimated 70% of clinical decisions. LabCorp's patient database includes nearly 50% of the U.S. population, providing access to lab values data that supports quality metrics and critical analytics for the management of populating health.

LabCorp delivers world class diagnostic solutions with a mission to improve health and improve lives.  Our scope of service and solutions support physicians in a wide range of patient care decisions and performance outcomes.

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LabCorp Insight Analytics

Driving Solutions for Value-Based Care

Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa has been designated a Level IV Trauma Center by the Idaho Time Sensitive Emergency Program and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. This designation certifies the Nampa hospital as capable of providing advanced trauma life support prior to transfer of patients to a higher level trauma center.

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