1. Nurse Care Coordinator—Like having your own private nurse
Located on-site in each Erickson community, a nurse care coordinator is part of the Erickson Advantage program. This skilled professional provides a wide range of services, from preparing you for upcoming medical procedures to answering your questions on different health issues. A few of the ways your Erickson Advantage Nurse Care Coordinator supports you:
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Your Nurse Care Coordinator provides information and education on a variety of conditions and health-related issues. You don’t always need to wait for your doctor. |
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Your Nurse Care Coordinator will answer your questions and help prepare you for upcoming medical procedures. |
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Your Nurse Care Coordinator acts as your hospital liaison. That means helping you get ready for any hospital admissions, and speeding your way home (or to post-hospital care) when it is time for you to be discharged. |
2. Member Services Representative—
Your personal health insurance liaison
Imagine not having to wait on the phone to get your questions answered! What if you could present your question to a member service representative right down the hall, and know the representative will handle your question quickly and efficiently?
Sound impossible? Not if you are an Erickson Advantage member. If you ever experience a problem or have a question regarding Erickson Advantage reimbursements or billings, just call or stop by your Member Services Representative’s on-site office and you will be taken care of. This means no more long phone waits or delays in reaching the help you need.** We provide these services for our members right where they live!
** On average, member service issues are resolved between 24 and 48 hours. Results of Erickson Advantage member service call documentation system. 01/01/2007 to 03/30/2007
“With Erickson Advantage, you ask one person for help-the on site member services representative, and they take care of it. It’s one-stop shopping.” –James Foggo, son of Elizabeth Foggo, Erickson Advantage Signature Member
3. Transportation off-site to approved medical facilities
With Erickson Advantage, you can sit back and enjoy the ride because there are no co-payments for transportation to and from certain locations approved by an Erickson Advantage plan. Members and their family say it best when they describe the advantage of having transportation to medical appointments.
“I’d be spending more if I had not enrolled in Erickson, not just on prescriptions, but the transportation to and from the doctor.” --Frank Brown, Erickson Advantage Signature with prescription drugs Member
4. Accent on preventive care and wellness
Erickson Advantage emphasizes preventing health problems from developing, not just treating them after they arise. It does this with a range of preventive programs, tests, and vaccinations, including:
| Fall Prevention Training |
Health Information Seminars |
| Fitness Center Membership |
Bone Density Screenings |
| *Dental Cleanings and Oral Exam |
Blood Pressure Monitoring |
| Colorectal Screening |
Diabetes Monitoring |
| Mammography |
Pap smear/Pelvic Exams |
| Prostate Screening |
Flu Shots |
| Hepatitis B Vaccine |
Pneumonia Vaccine |
*limits and co pays apply |
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“Members of Erickson Advantage have access to a care coordinator on campus who acts as their consultant to all health care issues. As a care coordinator, I teach members how diet, activity, and exercise all impact their health. I can even develop a personalized plan of care, tailored just for them.” –Robin Varacalle, care coordinator for Erickson Advantage at Charlestown
5. Skilled Nursing Care—Without a three-day hospital stay
Sometimes, additional attention and a higher level of coordinated care can help you lead a more comfortable life. If you ever need a higher level of care, Erickson Advantage covers 100 days of skilled nursing care—without a co-payment or co-insurance, and without the three-day hospital stay required by original Medicare. This way, you can obtain the kind of care you need…and you don’t always have to go to the hospital.
All of this—and more—is delivered by Erickson Health doctors and nurses with specific expertise in your unique health care goals.
Note: These are just some of the highlighted benefits available through Erickson Advantage. Please refer to the Summary of Benefits for a description of benefits.
* You must continue to pay your Medicare Part B premium if not otherwise paid for under Medicaid or by another third party. You must have Medicare Parts A and B, and must reside in the service area of the plan.
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