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| General Search Information | |
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| You are able to access the Policy Bulletins by Title and you can use our Search Engine to access specific topics quickly through a customized search.
Click on the "Policy Bulletins by Title" category to view all of the Policy Bulletins. The Policy Bulletins are listed in alphabetical order by first letter of the bulletin title.
To prepare a customized search using the Search Engine, enter your query within the search box area between the text "Search" and the "Go" and click on the "Search" button, then "Go."
You can use words, phrases, Boolean Operators or reference numbers to complete your search. The customized search query reviews the entire policy bulletin database. You can perform a customized search for the Policy Bulletins from any area where you find the Search Engine within the Policy Bulletin Web Pages.
Text Search
For instance, if you want to review Policy Bulletins related to Smoking Cessation, type the word “Smoking” and use your mouse to click on the Search button "Go", (or depress the Enter key on your keyboard) to complete your search. Your search results will be listed for this query (eg.,"Non-prescription Smoking-Deterrent Agents", and "Evaluation and Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction"). To review this document, use your mouse to click on the underlined title and you will enter the Policy Bulletin selection.
To type in a specific pharmaceutical name such as "Flolan™", use the directions above. Your search results will include a list of policies for this query (eg., Policy Bulletin "Epoprostenol (Flolan™) Infusion for Pulmonary Hypertension" or Policy Bulletin, " External Infusion Pumps").
ICD Numbers or Codes
If you know the ICD-9 Diagnosis Code, enter the information in the search engine and click on the "Search" button, "Go."
Searching By Policy Numbers
To prepare a customized search using the Medical Policy Bulletin number, enter the complete number in the search box area, as illustrated in the sample below. Click on the search button, "Go."
Once the search has been activated, your results screen will display the contents for that search as illustrated in the sample below.
Click on the blue Medical Policy document title in order to enter the Medical Policy Bulletin. | |
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