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Our guides provide you with the skills, checklists and tips for caring for your loved one. Our content is authored by highly qualified registered nurses with a combined total of 60 years of expertise in various healthcare settings such as acute, community and home care.

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  • AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Diabetes Self-Management Training, Diabetic Services and Supplies

    Almost 42% of those with diabetes don't properly use medication, and twice that don't eat right, exercise enough, or take care of their feet.

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  • AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Supervised Exercise Therapy (SET)

    Supervised exercise therapy (SET) is used to alleviate painful and disruptive symptoms associated with peripheral artery disease.

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  • AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation (Counseling to stop)

    Tobacco use causes cancers throughout the body, not just in the lungs of smokers. Tobacco users spend $70 per week ($280/month) on tobacco products.

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  • AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Care

    SNF is post-acute care, typically following a hospitalization, provided most often in a facility, that involves licensed nursing care and oversight.

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  • AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Services to Treat Kidney Disease

    Dialysis is used in end-stage renal (kidney) disease to replace kidney function and cleanse the body of toxins.

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  • AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Prosthetic Devices and Related Supplies

    Prosthetics replace or restore lost functionality and include everything from orthotic shoes to implants to artificial limbs.

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  • AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Podiatry Services

    Podiatry is an essential service for those with vulnerable or problematic lower legs, ankles, and feet.

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  • AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Outpatient Surgery

    Many surgeries today are performed in ambulatory surgical centers or outpatient hospital facilities and do not require a hospital stay.

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  • AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Outpatient Rehabilitation Services

    Outpatient visits are most common for occupational therapy (OT), physical therapy (PT), and/or speech language therapy (ST) services.

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  • AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Outpatient Hospital Services

    Many services and procedures today are provided as outpatient in ambulatory service areas of the hospital or at freestanding health services centers.

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  • AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Outpatient Hospital Observation

    Observation is typically 23 hours and initiated to determine whether the patient needs admitted to the hospital (inpatient) or can be discharged.

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  • AZ Blue Best Life Plus (HMO): Outpatient Diagnostic Tests and Therapeutic Services and Supplies

    Includes therapeutic radiology services, diagnostic radiology services, diagnostic procedures and tests, surgical and splinting supplies, and lab services.

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Helpful is an app to make caregiving easier. We integrate your loved one’s insurance benefits, medical records and caregiving guides into an immediate, accessible and user-friendly experience. Helpful supports your care needs by eliminating administrative tasks and providing technology to support your caregiving experience.

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