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To earn the Leadership in Oncology Navigation credential, learners must:

1. Complete all ten (10) modules in the program.
2. Complete all quizzes with a score of at least 80%.
3. Complete the program assessment with a score of at least 80%.
4. Complete all above requirements within ninety (90) days of enrolling in the program.

The 10 modules are:

1. Navigation Basics
2. Cancer Basics
3. Person-centered Assessments
4. Health System Services Access and Coordination
5. Community-based Services Access and Coordination
6. Community Assessment
7. Patient and Family Communication
8. Promoting Patient Self-Advocacy
9. Facilitation of Person-centered Support
10. Professionalism and Ethical Conduct
    
    

The learner handbook can be found?here.

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 12:00 ¨C 1:00 p.m. ET

Topic: Using EMRs and Other Technology to Support Patient Navigation

Join the American Cancer Society (´óÏótv) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) to learn how to leverage EMRs and other technology to improve patient navigation-related workflows. The webinar will include:

• Patient engagement strategies for navigation services
• The current state of EMRs and other technology in patient navigation
• How technology may help identify and support patients with individual risks and characteristics
• Best practices to optimize workflow processes for team-based care
• Patient engagement strategies for navigation services

Panelists:

• Kylee Flagg, MCIS, RN, Clinical Implementation Specialist, McKesson
• Allyson Remon, RN, MSN, OCN, Oncology Thoracic Nurse Navigator, Hematology-Oncology Associates of CNY
• Joan Scales, LCSW, OSW-C, Psych-Oncology Program Director at UKHC Markey Cancer Center

This webinar will be facilitated by Ronda Bowman, MHA, RN, OCN (Senior Director of ASCO Quality Certification Programs Care Delivery Department, American Society of Clinical Oncology).

Register:?

Topics:

• Patient Navigation: Innovative Models, Workforce Strategies, and Best Practices for Sustainable Success
• Oncology Navigation: Elevating Care Quality and the Patient Experience
• Medicare Payment Policies Addressing Health-Related Social Needs Under the Calendar Year 2024 Physician Fee Schedule: High-Level Summary
• Oncology Navigation Training and Credentialing Program Orientation: ´óÏótv LION?
• Medicare PIN Reimbursement: ´óÏótv LION? Learning Session

The American Cancer Society Leadership in Oncology Navigation (´óÏótv LION^TM) will provide a year-long Financial Navigation Learning Collaborative as part of the next phase of the implementation support program. The application process will open in September 2024 for a kickoff in November 2024 and up to 20 practice sites will be selected to participate.

What is a Learning Collaborative?

In a learning collaborative, ´óÏótv convenes teams from oncology practices to work together toward a shared vision and set of aims. As the convener, ´óÏótv provides education, implementation support and resources to empower participants to act as champions within their own practice settings and to make improvements more effectively than they could alone.

What is Oncology Financial Navigation and why is it important?

Oncology Financial Navigation (OFN) aims to alleviate financial hardship by coordinating access to financial assistance and health insurance options to reduce out-of-pocket medical costs. Financial navigators assist patients in understanding their expenses, insurance coverage limitations, and payment plan options, aiming to facilitate timely access to necessary care. Financial navigation can improve patient adherence to treatment plans, decrease stress and anxiety, and improve outcomes.

About half of people with cancer experience financial toxicity: a personal economic burden associated with the disease and its treatment (Smith, 2022). Patients and their caregivers do not consistently receive the financial navigation support they need. ´óÏótv seeks to address this gap working toward this shared vision: All people with a cancer diagnosis should receive proactive financial navigation that includes ongoing assessment and referral to appropriate resources.

Learning Collaborative overview

Throughout the Learning Collaborative (LC), participants will work to achieve activities with ´óÏótv support and facilitation. Teams from all participant oncology sites will meet regularly and LC meetings will feature expert presentations regarding relevant research and implementation best practices.

Participation in the ´óÏótv Learning Collaborative is free.?

Key Dates:

• Application open: September 3, 2024
• Application closed: October 4, 2024
• Sites selected and notified: by October 15, 2024
• Launch: 1^st week of November, 2024

More information about the Financial Navigation Learning Collaborative

The American Cancer Society Leadership in Oncology (´óÏótv LION?) program presents a series of diverse bootcamps to support the expansion of high-quality, sustainable navigation.

Building Sustainable Navigation Bootcamp

The inaugural bootcamp is presented jointly by ´óÏótv LION and the Academy of Oncology Nurse and Patient Navigators (AONN+).? Building Sustainable Navigation 101 will include:

• Developing a business case for professional navigation
• Staffing models, team definitions, competencies, and roles and responsibilities

Key Details and Dates??

• Application due date: March 15, 2024
• Bootcamp term: April 8, 2024 ¨C May 8, 2024
• Modality: Virtual learning activities with weekly sessions featuring a mix of expert presentations and group sharing
• There is no cost to participate

More information about the Building Sustainable Navigation Bootcamp

The ´óÏótv program was developed with specific training for CMS-required competencies announced as part of the 2024 Physician Fee Schedule and alignment to the PONT standards. It was uniquely designed to support successful billing for non-clinical navigation services under CMS Principal Illness Navigation (PIN). We also sought to provide greater role clarity and defined scope for non-clinical patient navigators and to expand the navigation workforce by offering a credentialing program without an in-person requirement.

The initial launch of this program will be specific to non-clinical oncology navigation.

The cost for access to the program will be $495, which includes up to two attempts to take the program assessment. Given our strong commitment to navigation, revenue generated from the program will be re-invested into ´óÏótv' navigation portfolio. Opportunities for program access assistance are available to reduce barriers to the training and credentialing program. For more information, email ´óÏótvLION@cancer.org.

On September 13, 2023, the White House issued a ? to announce new actions and commitments to end cancer as we know it. The new ´óÏótv oncology professional navigator curricula and credentialing program was included in this news, along with commitments from other nonprofits, government agencies, and nongovernmental organizations.

These new CMS billing codes are for patients with traditional, fee-for-service Medicare. It is common for Medicare Advantage plans and private insurers to also pay for codes which are first adopted in fee-for-service Medicare, but uptake timing is variable. PIN can be provided as part of the treatment plan for cancer and other serious, high-risk diseases.

PIN can be provided by certified or trained personnel under the direction of a billing practitioner. Training must include the competencies of patient and family communication, interpersonal and relationship building, patient and family capacity building, service coordination and systems navigation, patient advocacy, facilitation, individual and community assessment, professionalism and ethical conduct, and the development of an appropriate knowledge base, including specific certification or training on the serious, high-risk condition/illness/disease addressed in the initiating visit. The ´óÏótv training and credentialing program was developed to meet these competencies and be in alignment with the PONT standards.

Since Medicare does not allow navigators to bill directly for their services, navigators must provide navigation services under the direction of a billing provider (in most cases, a physician, advanced practice provider, or psychologist) working in the outpatient setting.

´óÏótv is also providing learning opportunities in 2024 to help organizations understand the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule billing and documentation requirements, and to provide operational support in providing or expanding professional navigation. To learn more, please email ´óÏótvLION@cancer.org