Online Insurance & Finance Intensive Registration
November 3, 2022

Space is limited for the November Insurance & Finance Intensive and priority will go to individuals who have not attended this training previously. Those interested in attending should complete the application form below. Your registration does not guarantee your acceptance. Registration closes on October 25, 2022, and those accepted will be notified by that date. You must respond to the acceptance email in order to receive the Zoom link and materials.

7am-3pm PT | 9am-5pm CT | 10am-6pm ET
(Attendees are asked to log on 10 minutes prior to the start time)

Content Level: Beginner
Audience: Advocates and oncology health care professionals

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Meet Our Experts

Presenting the Insurance & Finance Intensive are Triage Cancer CEO, Joanna Morales, Esq., and COO, Monica Bryant, Esq.

Agenda

Get session information, timing, and learning outcomes.

Accreditation Information

Profession specific accreditation information, and other requirements.

Registration

Registration for this event is now closed. 

Experts

Presenting the Insurance & Finance Intensive are Triage Cancer CEO, Joanna Morales, Esq., and COO, Monica Bryant, Esq. Throughout their careers, they have presented more than one thousand educational seminars on cancer-related legal and practical issues.

Joanna Morales

Joanna Fawzy Morales, Esq.
Chief Executive Officer

Read Joanna's Biography

Monica Bryant

Monica Fawzy Bryant, Esq.
Chief Operating Officer

Read Monica's Biography

Melissa Salamon

Melissa Salamon, Esq.
Staff Attorney

Read Melissa's Biography

Agenda

TimeSessionLearning Outcomes
9:00am – 9:50am CTIntroduction to Cancer-Related Legal Issues, Cancer Survivorship, & Advocacy1) Outline how health care professionals can engage in various types of advocacy and encourage patients to be advocates.
9:50am – 10:40am CTAn Overview of the U.S. Health Care System1) Outline the different theories of health care systems; 2) Explain the various elements of a health insurance policy; 3) Define terms used in a health insurance policy
10:40am – 10:55am CTBreak
10:55am – 12:15pm CTEmployer-Sponsored & Individual Health Insurance1) Outline the various individual and employer-sponsored health insurance options available to patients; 2) Describe consumer protections included in various federal and state laws; 3) Explain the health insurance appeals process.
12:15pm – 12:45pm CTLunch
12:45pm - 1:40pm CTEmployer-Sponsored & Individual Health Insurance ContinueSee above.
1:40pm – 2:40pm CTGovernment Sponsored Health Insurance1) Describe eligibility differences for Medicare and Medicaid; 2) Outline steps patients can take to appeal a claim denial for Medicare and Medicaid; 3) Identify resources for patients to learn more about accessing Medicare and Medicaid.
2:40pm – 2:55pm CTBreak
2:55pm – 4:55pm CTNavigating Disability Insurance & Appeals1) Outline how FMLA can be useful to patients; 2) Articulate how disability insurance can be useful to someone who can no longer work, temporarily or permanently, as a result of a cancer diagnosis; 3) Explain how disability insurance works with other leave laws.
4:55pm – 5:00pm CTClosing

Accreditation Information

Nurses

Triage Cancer is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurses who meet the requirements will be awarded 6 contact hours.

360 minutes of instruction/60 minutes = 6 contact hours

Social Workers

Triage Cancer, #1689, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Triage Cancer maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 08/26/2020 to 08/26/2023. Social workers completing this course receive 6 continuing education credit.

Triage Cancer is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0626. Social Workers completing this course will receive 6 contact hours.

This course, Insurance & Finance Intensive, Approval #220903-1113, provided by Triage Cancer is approved for continuing education by the New Jersey Social Work Continuing Education Approval Collaborative, which is administered by NASW-NJ. CE Approval Collaborative Approval Period: Friday, April 8, 2022 through August 31, 2024. New Jersey social workers will receive 6 Non-clinical CE credits for participating in this course.

Board Certified Patient Advocates

Triage Cancer (Provider Code BCPA-ACE2006) ‘Insurance & Finance Intensive’ is approved for 7 CEs by the Patient Advocate Certification Board to satisfy the requirements for Board Certified Patient Advocates (BCPA). Program Approval Code BCPA-ACE2006.20221103.

Human Resources Professionals

Triage Cancer is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.

SHRM Recertification Provider

Other Professionals

If you would like a general certificate of completion, you must indicate that when completing the Insurance & Finance Intensive evaluation form. You must attend the entire event.

Evaluation forms are emailed after the event and are required for a certificate. You will also receive a post-test, which is not mandatory, but strongly encouraged.

Requirements to Receive Credit (all professionals)

Attendance

In order to receive CE/contact hour/PDC, attendees must register individually. Participants who “listen in” on another participant’s phone/computer will not be eligible for credit. Participants must attend the entire event. No partial credit will be given.

Post-test & Evaluation

Participants will be emailed a link to the online evaluation and post-test one day after the completion of the Insurance & Finance Intensive and will have one week to complete both. Participants must receive a passing grade (80%) on the post-test to receive CEs/Contact Hours (please note: this is not required for patient advocates and HR professionals). Participants who do not pass the post-test will be given one opportunity to re-take the test. Instructions and a link to re-take the exam will be emailed to every participant who does not receive a passing grade on the post-test. If participants do not pass the post-test on the second attempt they will not receive credit.

Certificates

The relevant certificates will be emailed to eligible attendees within 4 weeks of the event.

Accreditation Questions or Grievances

Questions about Triage Cancer’s accreditation can be made by phone at 424.456.4628 or via email at CEU@TriageCancer.org. Complaints may be filed via fax (424) 258-7064, email CEU@TriageCancer.org or by mail to 6348 N. Milwaukee Ave., #136, Chicago, IL 60646.

Technology Requirements

Triage Cancer uses the Zoom platform to host its webinars. Please see Zoom's system requirements for more information.

Web camera

Attendees are required to have a functional web camera to join this program. If you do not have a web camera please email info@triagecancer.org.

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