Aetna Better Health of Michigan would like to invite you to their Virtual Provider Town Hall designed exclusively for Primary Care Providers (PCPs). Please join us on June 11, 2026. We have a morning session and an afternoon session to accommodate your schedule.
Health Alliance Plan, known simply as HAP, is changing their name and want you to be the first to know. They are announcing their new name, new look and will have the same commitment to high-quality, connected coverage.
HAP is now Health Alliance Plan by Henry Ford Health.
Priority Health is working with Optum Financial (Optum) and ECHO Health Inc (ECHO) to offer you more payment options for dates of service starting Aug. 1, 2026. They want to make sure you understand your payment options and any actions you may need to take.
In an effort to serve you better, Lakeland Care Network has created a new email address for payor issues that Lakeland Care credentialed offices may need extra assistance with.
Effective 8/1/26, Priority Health is partnering with Epic to replace their current provider portal, Prism, with a new provider portal intended to simplify the experience and allow us to work together better. They are also replacing GuidingCare with a new authorization process* embedded directly in the portal.
On Wednesday, March 18th, the Lakeland Medical Office Association invites you to attend a seminar presented by Mark Fatum of Rhoades McKee on best office practices to avoid medical liability and risk.
United Healthcare announces preauthorization changes that are effective March 1, 2026.
The changes are for Medicaid/Healthy Michigan, Marketplace, and Health Advantage unless otherwise indicated
You are invited to join MIOSHA and Lakeland Care Network, in collaboration with Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals, for a morning of coffee, conversation, and workplace safety insights.
Due to the forecasted snowfall overnight and the potential for unsafe road conditions, we are cancelling the Coffee with MIOSHA event scheduled for Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
Join MIOSHA and Lakeland Care Network, in collaboration with Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals, for a morning of coffee, conversation, and workplace safety insights.
The Lakeland Medical Office Association (LMOA) invites you to attend their January luncheon & seminar on January 21, 2026. The topic is "Through the Glass - Looking at Things from the Other Side of the Window.
McLaren has announced multiple changes to their pre-authorization process which will become effective on March 1, 2026.
Aetna Better Health is offering a couple of webinars on understanding the CAHPS Survey.
Corewell Health Lakeland, in collaboration with Lakeland Care Network, has once again been awarded a MIOSHA Consultation Education and Training (CET) grant, allowing us to offer FREE First Aid, CPR/AED, and Bloodborne Pathogen training to employers and their teams.
The Lakeland Medical Office Association invites you to attend our November event, sponsored by the Lakeland Care Network.
The event will showcase the major payors in our market – including those who have Commercial, Medicare, Medicaid and Dual-eligible products.
There is no Lakeland Medical Office Association luncheon this month.
Please mark your calendars for November 12th from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Lakeland Care's Administrative Office Atrium where the Annual Lakeland Care Payor Showcase will be held.
EviCore announces an enhancement to the authorization process for members of Aetna Better Health® for the following programs:
• Radiology Advanced Imaging
• Cardiology Advanced Imaging
• Musculoskeletal Pain Management
Services performed without authorization may be denied for payment, and you may not seek reimbursement from members. Under the enhanced process, you will be directed to submit requests electronically via the CareCore National portal at www.EviCore.com.
Lakeland Care Network is looking forward to our annual Lakeland Care Network Annual Showcase coming up November 12, 2025. The date has moved from October to November, and the format will be a little different. Each payor will be set up in a trade show/scramble format which will allow you to go to any payor you'd like to talk to.
LMOA is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to providing quality education to southwestern Michigan's healthcare community.
Title: Addicted & Afflicted - Why We Do What We Do
Speaker: Maggie Palmer, MSA, CPCS, CPMSM, Vice President, Professional Medical Affairs, Parkland Health, Dallas Texas