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EPISODE · Feb 24, 2025 · 17 MIN

Acentra Health’s Immediate Advocacy (IA) and Immediate Advocacy Discharge Assistance (IADA) Services

from Aging Health Matters · host Acentra QIO Communications

SUMMARYAs a contractor for Medicare, Acentra Health serves as the Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization, also referred to as a BFCC-QIO. While Acentra Health provides BFCC-QIO services in 29 states, the general information is relevant to everyone who has Medicare (including Medicare Advantage) and everyone who works with people who have Medicare.  This episode is a conversation with our guests, David Miller, MHA, RN, Operations Director, and Natalie Palmer, BSN, RN, Clinical Review Manager, from Acentra Health. In this podcast, our guests will share information about our free Immediate Advocacy services that can assist with solving medical problems quickly and our IADA services that are available to Medicare beneficiaries that have filed a discharge appeal. For more information about Acentra Health BFCC-QIO, please visit www.acentraqio.com. KEY TOPICS                                                                                                                      00:21: Overview, introduction of guests, David Miller and Natalie Palmer 02:09: What is Immediate Advocacy and how does it work? 03:37: Examples of Immediate Advocacy 09:53: What is Immediate Advocacy Discharge Assistance? 13:34: Differences between Immediate Advocacy and other Acentra Health review types 15:23: Final thoughts SUBSCRIBESubscribe to our newsletters on our website: Case Review Connections, On the Healthcare Front RESOURCES BFCC-QIO Information for stakeholders: www.acentraqio.com/partners BFCC-QIO Information for people who have Medicare: www.acentraqio.com/bene Acentra Health’s Immediate Advocacy Information - https://acentraqio.com/bene/advocacy.aspx Acentra Health’s Immediate Advocacy Discharge Assistance Information - https://acentraqio.com/providers/appeals.aspx   Music: Motivational Upbeat Corporate by RinkevichMusic https://soundcloud.com/rinkevichmusichttps://protunes.net/  Video Link: https://bit.ly/3NNqGTs 

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