CUMC PPT Tutorial File

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Confidentiality - What you say in SHS stays
in SHS

• Personal health information (PHI) is never
  released outside SHS without your written
  consent.
• Only SHS staff involved in your care see or
  discuss your records.
• PHI is never released to faculty, deans, friends,
  family, etc. without your written consent
• SHS is fully compliant with HIPAA privacy
  regulations.

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• Medical Care
• Unlimited visits without co-payment
• Mental Health Services
• 10 visits/year without co-payment
• Psychologist Psychiatrists on Staff
• 60 Additional visits covered by insurance
• Health Promotion Programs
• Wellness Works! A joint program of the Center for
  Student Wellness and the Student Health Service
• Includes group and individual services in
• Stress Management, Study Skills Time
  Management, Relationship Issues, Nutrition
  Fitness, Sexual Health, Smoking Cessation
• Services conveniently located on the Lobby Floor
  of 60 Haven Bard Building

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Medical Services

• Full range of medical services
• Acute and chronic medical illnesses Nutrition
  counseling
• Womens, Mens and Transgender health
• Occupational health, including occupational
  exposures
• Travel consultation and immunizations
• Referrals for specialty care and procedures
• On-site laboratory (in affiliation with our
  reference laboratory)
• (Other insurance requires self-pay or going to
  another collection site)
• Common medications and birth control on site

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Accessing Medical Services

• Where 60 Haven Avenue (Tower 1)
• Lobby floor (right hallway, 1st door)
• Hours Mon Wed 8 am 4 pm
• Tues Thurs 8 am 6 pm Friday 9 am 4 pm
• 24/7 on-call coverage for emergencies
• Phone [phone] (Appointments and After
  Hours Emergency Care)
• Website www.cumc.columbia.edu/student/health
• SAVE TIME! Call for an appointment.[phone]
  , press 1
• Web Appointments Coming Soon!

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Health Promotion ServicesSHS and the Center for
Student WellnessDr. Bill Kernan, Director Debbie
Levi, LMSW, Asst. Director

• Group and individual programsSome Focus Areas
• Stress Management
• Study Skills Time Management
• Relationship Issues
• Smoking Cessation and other Substance Use Issues
• Nutrition and Fitness
• Sexual Health
• Where 50 Haven Avenue, Room 107 (Bard Hall)
• Phone [phone]-5560
• Website www.cumc.columbia.edu/students/wellness

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Aetna Student Health Insurance Plan

• Aetna preferred provider network
• 20 co-pay
• Referral required except for annual gyn, routine
  obstetric care, emergency room visits, and
  working/traveling 50 miles away. If the ER
  refers you to a specialist for follow-up, you
  need a referral from us!
• Covers other services
• Lab, x-ray and other studies, pharmacy, emergency
  care, prescriptions, hospitalization, specialists
  
• National and international coverage
• If you waive the Student Insurance, you must
  repeat your waiver each insurance year (begins
  August 17th). You can waive online on the
  Student Health Service Website.

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CUMC Insurance Waiver Criteria

• Minimum of 500,000 lifetime benefits per
  accident/illness
• Covers you overseas
• Covers at least 80 of hospital fees
• Annual deductible 1000 or less
• Out-of-pocket maximum no more than 5000
• Ability to obtain non-emergent care, emergency
  care and hospitalization within 50 miles
• Insurance company has a US address, telephone
  number and claims processing unit.

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CUMC Insurance Waiver Criteria

• Ability to obtain non-emergent care, emergency
  care and hospitalization within 50 miles
• Inpatient coverage of mental health and substance
  abuse of at least 30 days At least 20 visits for
  outpatient coverage annually
• Coverage extends for the entire school year,
  including summers
• Plan covers pre-existing conditions at the time
  of CUMC enrollment
• Plan covers athletic injuries
• Student signs a financial responsibility
  statement

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How to Waive

• Go to www.cumc.columbia.edu/student/health
• Click on Insurance Dental
• Select Waive Insurance
• Follow the instructions
• 5. Save your SSOL receipt (print it out) it is
  the only proof that you waived should a waiver
  not go through!

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Dental Insurance

• Two Options open to all CUMC students
  (enrollment in SHS or Chickering Insurance not
  required)
• Student Dental Plan
• - School of Dental and Oral Surgery - 150
  per year (8/1 7/31)
• - Covers primarily preventive services and
  cleaning
• - Other services at 25 discount
• Aetna Advantage - 251 per year (9/1-8/31)
• - Covers prevention, basic fillings, scaling
  etc.
• - Uses Aetna network dentists (5 copay)
• - Other services at a discount

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Annual Fees 2008-09

• Student Health Service 990
• Required of all full-time students/fellows
• Optional for part-time students
• Required for enrollment in the Aetna Student
  Health Insurance Plan
• Gives you unlimited on-site primary care visits
  and 10 mental health
• Chickering Premiums
• Individual 2602
• Spouse/Domestic Partner 3958
• One or more children 3037
• These premiums are added to determine total cost
  SHS cost is also added for individuals and
  spouse/partner

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The Essentials

• Comprehensive Student Health Services
• Call 212-305-3400 (appointments, emergencies
  24/7, info)
• www.cumc.columbia.edu/student/health for more
  info
• (download brochures and forms).
• Aetna Student Health Insurance Plan
• - www.aetnastudenthealth.com
• Aetna Advantage Dental Plan
• - www.aetna.com/docfind