Medicare & Oxygen Webinar
Overview
Organization: US COPD Coalition
Start Date: 10/2019
End Date: 10/2019
Primary Goal: Goal 1: Empower people with COPD, their families, and caregivers to recognize and reduce the burden of COPD.
Secondary Goal(s):
- Goal 2: Improve the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of COPD by improving the quality of care delivered across the health care continuum.
Objective(s):
- Increase the effectiveness and variety of outreach communication campaigns and activities that utilize evidence-based approaches to raise awareness of COPD, particularly among those at high risk, and help people diagnosed with COPD manage the disease
- Improve access to care for people with COPD, particularly for those in hard-to reach areas
Collaboration: Tangita Daramola, Competitive Acquisition Ombudsman for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS);
Cindy White, Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractor (DME MAC); and
Dr. Jessica Whitley, CMS’ Immediate Advocacy Program.
Activity Type: Patient education, Provider education
Activity Description
This free webinar featured presentations by Medicare employees and contractors discussing how to navigate the Medicare system so patients can get the oxygen and care they need. Topics covered included: Is there a limit on the number of tanks patients can receive?
What should patients do if they may switch supplier or oxygen systems?
Can current oxygen system be taken away without patient consent?
Can patient get a portable oxygen concentrator? Who maintains it?
What are patients and suppliers rights and responsibilities?
In addition to the above topics, the webinar focused on the recent updates to the CMS booklet "“Medicare Coverage of Durable Medical Equipment". Additionally, participants were educated on how to navigate CMS’s Immediate Advocacy Program. This was Part I of a three-part webinar series on Medicare & oxygen therapy.
Audience
General Audience: Patients, Caregivers or family members, Health professionals
Focused Audience: n/a
Program Reach: National
Type of Area: Urban, Suburban, Rural
Setting: Online
Cost and Funding Sources
Minimal cost, as all speakers volunteered their time.Impact Analysis
No quantitative data to measure activity impact, but many positive comments received from participants who found the information valuable.Advice or Lessons Learned
Allow participants to submit questions in writing rather than in real time in order to keep the flow of the webinar steady. We encouraged questions to be submitted in advance, and we accepted written questions from the live participants that were answered after the formal presentation. Answers to any questions that were not answered live due to time constraints were posted on the USCC website, along with a video recording of the webinar.Related Links
Contact Information
US COPD Coalition
Executive Director
Union
Maine