​We are sharing tips to help providers and their administrative staff prepare for the upcoming self-service requirements that begin January 1, 2022. PEAR Practice Management (PM) offers transactions that can be used daily by your practice to provide efficient patient care. 

TIP #1: Verifying member eligibility

Use the Eligibility & Benefits transaction to obtain the following information for a member's eligibility:

• member identification number
• member date of birth
• gender
• address
• status (of coverage for the indicated date of service)
• group number and group name
• group renewal date

You can search for a patient up to two years back from the current date.

Review the Eligibility & Benefits 101 user guide and eLearning course on the PEAR Help Center to learn more.