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Ambetter: Physical Medicine Program Provider Education Webinars

Date: 11/03/20

Ambetter from Sunflower Health Plan is pleased to announce that beginning January 1, 2021, we are expanding our partnership with National Imaging Associates, Inc. (NIA) to provide utilization management for outpatient rehabilitative and habilitative physical medicine services on behalf of Ambetter from Sunflower Health Plan membership in Kansas.

This program is consistent with industry-wide efforts ensuring that physical medicine services provided to our members are consistent with nationally recognized clinical guidelines. 

Services managed and authorized by NIA will include outpatient:

  • Physical Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Speech Therapy

Ambetter from Sunflower Health Plan and NIA welcome providers to attend an upcoming provider education webinar on the NIA Physical Medicine Program prior authorization process. There will be several one-hour webinar sessions that will take place on the following dates. You will only need to attend one of the following educational sessions:

It is recommended, but not mandatory, that you RSVP at least one week prior to the training that you plan to attend by registering for one of the education sessions above. You can either click on the registration link or type the URL address into your browser to register.

You will receive a registration confirmation email from NIA for the webinar session you selected. It is recommended that computer access is used if possible, to view educational documents during the webinar. To access the webinar by computer, please click on the link for the session you would like to attend or type the URL address into your browser.

Please see call in instructions below, if you do not have computer access.

Ambetter from Sunflower Health Plan and NIA look forward to working with you to ensure that your Ambetter from Sunflower Health Plan members receive Therapy services delivered in a quality, clinically appropriate fashion.

Access Instructions

You will need a computer with Internet access to view the education materials presented during the webinar. Please attempt to sign in 15 minutes prior to the meeting start time.

Telephone (Please use caution to dial number correctly.):

Dial +1 301 715 8592  (US Toll) or +1 312 626 6799  (US Toll)

  • Meeting ID for Wednesday December 2, 2020 9 a.m. - ID# 935 0916 8839
  • Meeting ID for Friday December 4, 2020 9 a.m. - ID# 919 8319 9200
  • Meeting ID for Tuesday December 8, 2020 9 a.m. - ID# 958 2382 0586
  • Meeting ID for Tuesday December 8, 2020 12 p.m. - ID# 940 7387 6546

Ambetter from Sunflower Health Plan approved training/education materials are posted on the NIA website, www.RadMD.com. For new users to access these web-based documents, a RadMD account ID and password must be created.

To get started, simply go to www.RadMD.com, click the New User button, select “Physical Medicine Practitioner” and submit a “RadMD Application for New Account.” Once the application has been processed and a password link delivered by NIA via e-mail, you will then be invited to create a new password. Links to the approved training/education documents will be among the RadMD Menu Options available after logging into the website.