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September, 2010 Vol. 1, Issue 1
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Aging Well Digest
Useful, interesting, and informative news for seniors and their families
from Jeff Goll: Senior Advisor
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Dear Friends:
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Through my work with seniors as a Senior Consultant I come into contact with a wide range of articles about aging-related topics. I know that keeping up with information can be overwhelming. The list of issues that will take more and more of our time and energy as we and our parents age is daunting. Long
term health insurance, home safety, informed consent, CCRC's,
medicare, nursing homes, geriatric case management, medical
records, revocable trusts, palliative care, hospital safety, patient's
rights, living wills...the list goes on. For this reason I have created Aging Well Digest.
Each month I will share with you some of the best, most useful, and informative news for seniors that I
encounter. I hope you will find something useful in each edition.
In this issue, you will find links to articles that address how to respond when a health insurance claim is denied; why to be diligent during a hospital shift change; how to avoid the most common medical error; and combating senior fraud schemes.
Of
course I am here to work with you if you need more personalized help with any of these issues or
other aging related concerns. Your first hour of consultation is free in order for us to determine if and how I can help you.
Thanks, Jeff
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Jeff Goll: Senior Advisor
jeffgollsenioradvisor.com
919-602-8483
jwgoll@mindspring.com
- patient advocacy
- housing transitions
- daily money
management
- executor tasks
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Health Insurance Claim Denial - What To Do
|  When most of us choose health insurance, we primarily consider the coverage and the premium costs. Usually we don't think much about the claims process. This article lays out steps to take in addressing insurance companies (including sample letters) in the unfortunate event that your health insurance claim has been denied. JWG
Read the full article here:
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Hospital Shift Change Communication
|  Have you ever accompanied a family member or friend to the hospital and experienced the anxiety of the nurse's shift change: new nurses, new personalities, new interpretations of physician's orders, unfamiliarity with your case, circumstances, and preferences. The following article from the American Journal of Nursing acknowledges that lack of adequate communication during hospital shift changes are a real problem. JWG
Read the full article here:
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The Most Frequent Medical Error
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Do you know what the most common medical error is and how to prevent it? This article from the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice describes what it is and how it can be avoided with patient advocacy and awareness on the part of providers. JWG
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Senior Fraud Schemes
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 Seniors are the most common victims of fraud. This excellent and thorough article from the FBI describes schemes that target seniors and how to avoid scams such as insurance fraud, rolling lab schemes, counterfeit drugs, funeral fraud, anti-aging products, internet fraud, reverse mortgage scams and even a current jury duty scam. JWG
Read the full article here:
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While
I hope that this digest will contain something useful, interesting, or
informative for you in every monthly edition, I don't want to burden
the inbox of anyone who would prefer not to receive it. If you would
rather not get this email digest again, please just click on unsubscribe at the bottom of this page.
I
intend to provide coverage on a wide range of senior issues so that
even if you are a professional in the field of aging, I hope you can
learn something in every issue.
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"It takes a long time to become young"
Pablo Picasso
artwork by Jeff Goll
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