Training and Continuing Education

We provide training opportunities at no charge – including webinars that offer continuing education credit – to doctors and other health care professionals in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana (BCBSMT) network. Select the links below to learn more and register.

Availity® Essentials, BlueApprovRSM and Online Resources Training

Join us for instructer-led sessions on various Availity Essentials resources, and to learn about elibility and benefits, prior authorization, BlueApprovR, claim status and other tools. Learn more and register for training.

Behavioral Health – Earn Continuing Education Credit

Attend our free webinars on behavioral health and earn continuing medical education (CME) credit or continuing education units (CEU). Learn more about our behavioral health webinars.

Coding Webinars

Join members of our Coding Compliance team for free webinars. They will present information from official coding resources to improve specificity and accuracy in coding, and help close gaps in patients’ care. Learn more about our coding webinars.

Cultural Awareness in Health Care – Earn Continuing Education Credit

Attend our free webinars on cultural awareness in health care and earn continuing education credit. New courses for 2024 coming soon.

Physician Efficiency, Appropriateness, and QualitySM (PEAQ) Program

Our PEAQ program evaluates physician performance in a transparent and multidimensional way. Its goal is to work with the physician community to maximize physician efficiency, appropriateness, and quality of care. The PEAQ team offers PEAQ 101 sessions for physicians to learn more about the program. Learn more about PEAQ program trainings.

Quality Improvement – Earn Continuing Education Credit

Attend our free webinars on measures to track and improve our members’ care. Learn more about our quality improvement webinars and continuing education credits

Material presented is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician. Physicians and other health care providers are encouraged to use their own best medical judgment based upon all available information and the condition of the patient in determining the best course of treatment.

Availity is a trademark of Availity, LLC, a separate company that operates a health information network to provide electronic information exchange services to medical professionals. Availity provides administrative services to BCBSMT. BCBSMT makes no endorsement, representations or warranties regarding any products or services provided by third-party vendors.