All eye care professionals participating in the Cigna Routine Vision Network undergo a review of their qualifications in accordance with Cigna's credentialing requirements, including education and training, licensure status, current professional liability insurance and malpractice history. We use a variety of resources including Geographic Access Reports and input from our market teams. Cigna runs specific reports to determine if standards are being met and whether to apply appropriate interventions when gaps are identified.Ĭigna develops our network expansion plans annually after carefully assessing and reviewing client and geographic market needs. Cigna utilizes reports to analyze and determine the percentage of members that will have access to a provider within a specified distance. Cigna's access standard is two providers in a 10-mile radius urban/suburban and one provider in a 15-mile radius for rural.
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If there's a conflict between this information and your organization's contract with Cigna Vision, the terms of the contract prevail.Īll Cigna Vision Network eye care professionals must provide access to emergency services 24 hours a day, seven days a week and cannot discriminate against the hearing impaired, developmentally challenged and/or physically challenged.Ĭigna Vision contracted eye care professionals allow full and equal access to covered services, including insureds with disabilities as required under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.Īs a Cigna Vision customer you can access language interpreter services at no cost. Cigna Vision Network eye care professionals will contact Cigna Vision to check your eligibility. In addition, Dr.Searching for an eye care professional doesn't guarantee your eligibility or coverage. Chen has published over 45 scientific papers, book chapters, and national meeting abstracts on vitreoretinal surgery, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, and the use of intravitreal medications. Chen moved back to Texas where he practiced in Austin for a year, and was then recruited and brought on as retinal surgeon by the Retina Consultants of Texas.
He then went on to complete the prestigious, two-year medical retina/retina surgery fellowship program at the Wills Hospital in Philadelphia (a program that is consistently rated among the top three programs in the entire nation). He completed his ophthalmology residency at Vanderbilt Eye Institute in Nashville, where he was appointed and served as chief resident. Chen continued on to the Baylor College of Medicine where he earned his medical degree. Graduating with top honors from Stanford University where he completed his undergraduate degree, Dr. He uses both surgery and nonsurgical treatments to help patients overcome, manage, and resolve their eye condition. His research interests include diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, and surgical disorders of the macula and retina. Through advanced diagnostics, he is able to accurately diagnose a number of retina-related disorders and discuss various options for treatment. Chen works with individuals of all ages to help uncover the root cause of their eye condition. Common Eye Surface Problems - Blepharitis, Dry Eye, Subconjuntival Hemorrhageĭr.Idiopathic Parafoveal Telangiectsasia (PFT).Central Serous Retinopathy / Chorioretinopathy.Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO and BRAO).Peripheral Retinal Pathology - Lattice Degeneration, White Without Pressure, Pigmented Lesions and Masses.Panretinal Photocoagulation (PRP) Laser.
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