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2023 10th Conference

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023
MASSACHUSETTS SENIOR MEDICARE PATROL (SMP) PROGRAM10TH STATEWIDE CONFERENCE

Breaking Barriers for More Equitable Healthcare

This year’s MA SMP Statewide Conference will highlight and explore the vital importance of engaging and including diverse perspectives and voices in the healthcare delivery system. Only through deliberate inclusion can equitable and quality healthcare be achieved.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Harold D. Cox is a professor and former associate dean at the Boston University School of Public Health. Professor Cox was the first director of the Activist Lab which engages the school and community in real world advocacy to drive innovation and lasting improvements in the health of our local, regional, and global communities. Professor Cox trained as a social worker and has extensive experience in direct services, administration, and advocacy in a variety of public health care settings including developmental disabilities, HIV/AIDS, and governmental public health.

The mission of the Massachusetts Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Program is to raise awareness about the importance of engaging elders, family members, caregivers, and professionals in preventing healthcare errors, fraud, and abuse to contain costs and insure quality and equitable healthcare.

This conference will offer the following workshops:

  • Understanding consumer’s rights to accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  • Recognizing demographic disparities in the patient experience and how to address them.
  • How to detect, protect and report healthcare errors, fraud, and abuse and spot a scam.
  • Cost-saving programs for Medicare beneficiaries.
  • Educating professionals about medical transportation i.e., ambulance billing complexities.
  • Understanding the importance of navigating Electronic Health Records.

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RN and SW CEUs have been applied for. No charge for CEUs.
For more information, contact Caroline Louise Cole at 800-892-0890 ext.1256
or email her at CCole@AgeSpan.org.

Click here to register.

Volunteer with MA SMP!

We invite you to join a team of trained volunteers to counsel and mentor elder consumers to become actively engaged in their healthcare. Become a volunteer and make a significant contribution in ensuring access to quality care and helping a fellow citizen to navigate the complexities of the healthcare payment system. We encourage you to take a stance.

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