Financial Navigation
Now that CMS has finally started paying for patient navigation, how do you ensure
you’re using the new billing codes correctly? Here’s what to know now to equip
yourself and your team.
Treating cancer is not cheap, and navigating the complex world of health insurance and financial assistance can be incredibly daunting for patients facing cancer diagnoses. By assisting patients in optimizing their insurance coverage and finding external assistance programs, financial navigators can help to alleviate the financial burden of treatment; as a result, they have undoubtedly become a central component to the delivery of quality cancer care.
Specialty pharmacies and prior authorizations are unavoidable aspects of oncology care that often pose challenges for both patients and providers. However, standardization plays a crucial role in simplifying these complex processes, allowing for improved efficiency and optimal patient care, according to Jason Zimmerman, RN, OCN.
Financial navigators should track the return on investment of their program – here’s why.
Clara Lambert, a Director of Financial Navigation, explains the complicated world of insurance.
Navigation-based interventions designed to address the financial and insurance needs of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer might significantly decrease their financial burden, according to Anne C. Kirchhoff, PhD, MPH, associate professor of pediatrics at Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah.
Navigating employment and finances after a cancer diagnosis can be enormously challenging for patients, particularly in the midst of treatment.
An Interview with Oncology Financial Navigator Clara Lambert of Cowell Family Cancer Center
Emerging pharmacologic therapies used for the treatment of oncology are being developed and approved at an accelerated rate.
Cancer patients choose multiple ways to afford their treatment, which may include making the decisions to not fill prescriptions, not take medications as prescribed, or change their lifestyle to choose groceries instead of treatment.
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