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SCDA Member Benefits Group EgramJanuary 2011
 
In This Issue
It All Adds Up, 1-2-3!!!
Savings Made Easy
My Health Toolkit Mobile
Medical Renewal Issues
It All Adds Up, 1-2-3!!!

Here are three reasons to begin processing card payments in your practice with TransFirst Health Services if you don't already.

 

  1. Millions of dollars have been saved by their healthcare clients of which they presently serve 30,000 in the healthcare industry!
  1. TransFirst has been in the credit card processing business for over 10 years and they have had 8 Better Business Bureau ratings of A+!
  1. TransFirst is the preferred provider of card processing for SCDA Members!

Contact the SCDA-TransFirst Program Team for your customized credit card analysis today at 800-577-8573 or e-mail them at SCDA@transfirst.com.      

Savings Made Easy

Staples, the preferred provider of office supplies of the SCDA, is having a sale on their most popular Hewlett Packard printers until the end of this month, while supplies last. So if you have been thinking of replacing that old printer, 2011 is the time to do it!

 

I have listed the sale printers below including their model numbers and the amount of savings you will experience.

 

Staples SKU    

1.     855649 -Pro P1102W -- $99.95 - Save $50

2.     855643- Pro P1606dn -- $159.95 - Save $70

3.     762122 -P2035 -- $199.95 - Save $50

4.     897095 -Pro M1536dnf -- $249.95 - Save $20

5.     711869 -M2727nf -- $499.95 - Save $100

6.     819941 -P3015dn -- $449.95 - Save $450!!

7.     762117 -P4015dn -- $979.95 - Save $500!!

8.     904997 -CP1025nw -- $179.95 - Save $50

9.     904998 -CP1525nw -- $224.95 - Save $75

10.  757917 -CP2025n -- $349.95 - Save $150

 

Simply visit www.stapleslink.com if you already have an account set up with them or contact Ivan Torres at 888-224-3784, ext. 4520 or via e-mail at ivan.torres@staples.com to set one up.


My Health Toolkit® Mobile
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is pleased to introduce My Health Toolkit® Mobile. This site puts their most popular online features at the fingertips of our mobile members.


The My Health Toolkit Mobile site offers on-the-go members popular features from My Health Toolkit that are designed for smaller smartphone screens, like the iPhone, Droid, Blackberry, or other compatible smartphones. Unlike some mobile tools, BlueCross members do not need to download an app. Members with an established profile who want to access the mobile site simply navigate to member.SouthCarolinaBlues.com on their smartphone to:

  • Find the nearest doctor, urgent-care center or hospital with a GPS-enabled locator
  • Access claims information
  • View HSA balances
  • View and share their ID card information
  • Check their eligibility for care as well as their policy deductibles and co-pays
  • Lookup prior authorization statuses and details

Members without established profiles should visit My Health Toolkit using their personal computer to set up a profile prior to accessing the mobile site. No matter where our members are, they have easy access to their health information to help them make the best health decisions possible.

Medical Renewal Issues

Some of you who are on the group medical plan who requested certain changes effective January 1, 2011 (renewal time) may be experiencing a delay in seeing the changes reflected with your coverage.  After multiple conversations with BlueCross, they have assured us this would be resolved sooner rather than later.

 

The renewal time of January is their busiest time of year.  On top of this, some healthcare reform changes that were voted into law in 2010 began taking effect earlier this month, thus causing some to experience a delay in getting requested changes keyed into the BlueCross systems.

 

Again, BlueCross hopes to have this resolved soon.  Let us know if there is anything we can do in the meantime.

As always, contact me at 1-800-327-2598, ext. 103 with any questions or visit us at www.scda.org


Sincerely,


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Mark K. Brown
Manager, SCDA Member Benefits Group
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