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A LITTLE LEARNING. A BIG DIFFERENCE.

Good care
starts with
know-how.

The first call. The next decision. The journey home.
Get to know the world of medical assistance, one chapter at a time.

Med Assist field guides: The First Call, The Journey and People FirstBig on learning.
Built around people.
CORE MEDICAL ASSISTANCEMeet your next chapter FOR ASSISTANCE COORDINATORS
05 stages23 modules81 lessonsYour pace. Your progress.

YOUR LEARNING JOURNEY

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next chapter.

Five stages. The full assistance journey.
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MED ASSIST / ACADEMYVOL. 01

The first
call.

01

FOUNDATIONS

Foundations & the first call

5 modules · 16 lessons

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What medical assistance is and why it exists; who does what across Medical, Operations, Network Team, offices, providers and correspondents; professional communication; the first call and case opening; and handling medical information without ever making clinical decisions.

  1. How assistance works and who does what
  2. Using the assistance network
  3. Professional communication in assistance
  4. The first call and case opening
  5. Understanding medical information

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MED ASSIST / ACADEMYVOL. 02

Keep the
case
moving.

02

CASE MANAGEMENT

Managing the case

3 modules · 10 lessons

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Payments and coverage from case opening to dispute; requesting, receiving, relaying and storing medical information; monitoring, updates, deterioration and handover — the daily core of the coordinator role.

  1. Payments: coverage, limits, GOPs, disputes and refunds
  2. Requesting and sharing medical information
  3. Monitoring, updates, deterioration and handover

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MED ASSIST / ACADEMYVOL. 03

The journey
home.

03

MEDICAL TRANSPORT

Coordinating medical transport

6 modules · 20 lessons

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The transport coordination process taught once in full, then applied mode by mode: repatriation planning and airline acceptance, road ambulance, non-escorted transfers, escorted transfers, stretcher cases and air ambulance operations — with the practical assets coordinators work from: request critique, journey plan, provider briefings, status checklist and quotation comparison.

  1. Repatriation planning and the transport coordination process
  2. Road ambulance transport
  3. Non-escorted (unaccompanied) transfers
  4. Escorted transfers (commercial medical escorts)
  5. Stretcher cases on commercial flights
  6. Air ambulance operations (coordinator view)

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MED ASSIST / ACADEMYVOL. 04

People.
First.

04

SENSITIVE CASES

Sensitive cases & resolution

3 modules · 11 lessons

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Every kind of 'no' (patient declines, provider or airline refusal, benefit limits, formal limitation processes), vulnerable customers and sensitive cases including mortal remains, and case resolution through closure and learning.

  1. Refusals, declines and limits of what can be offered
  2. Vulnerable customers and sensitive cases
  3. Case resolution and closure

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MED ASSIST / ACADEMYVOL. 05

Special
cases.

05

SPECIAL CASES

Special cases

6 modules · 24 lessons

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Six specialist topics with lessons, practical exercises and assessments.

  1. Repatriation of mortal remains
  2. Premature birth cases
  3. High altitude sickness
  4. Decompression sickness
  5. Cruise ship cases
  6. Assault cases

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LESS SCROLLING. MORE KNOW-HOW.

Learn it.
Try it. Own it.

From “I’ve read about it” to “I understand it”.
Build your knowledge with practical activities
and feedback that helps you move forward.

01

Get the essentials.

Work through focused lessons on roles, responsibilities and what matters at every stage of a case.

02

Give it a go.

Put your learning into practice with interactive activities, fictional cases and branching simulations.

03

See how far you’ve come.

Check your knowledge, revisit missed objectives and work towards your final assessment and completion certificate.

Progress is earned: complete the required learning and pass each stage assessment at 80% or above.

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