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NAHU Learning Institute
Know How to Find Resources
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Are you aware?
• NAHU Mission
• NAHU Strategic Plan Summary
• Do you know who resides on the National Professional
Development Committee who can help and a phone call away?
http://www.nahu.org/about/committees.cfm
• Job Description of the Professional Development Chair
• Local Programming Success
• Professional Development Events Calendar
• Online Learning Institute, Certifications, Designations
• Compliance Corner
• Best Practice Round-Table Discussion
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The NAHU Mission
NAHU will improve its members’ ability to
meet the health, financial and retirement
security needs of all Americans through
education, advocacy and professional
development.
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Professional Development Chair
Job Description
An education chair is responsible for the functions
within the chapters relating to education. Key
functions can generally be grouped into major
categories that guidance is given to the local
membership: information gathering and
communication (from the top down, to the bottom up),
planning, marketing, implementation, evaluation and
feedback/reporting.
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Professional Development
• Program Development
– Does your chapter include criteria upon which a program will be
delivered to the membership:
• Newsworthy, Edgy, Interesting
• Energetic speaker with no hidden agenda – biographies with
credentials
• Continuing education credits
• Money maker for the local chapter or state
• Enticing to new members
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Professional Development Chair Works
Hard for Chapter Success
Information gathering entails learning what the members of your association need and want
educationally and what will motivate them to participate national and locally.
Planning involves assisting with ideas with developing an education plan for the year that includes schedules
for speakers, CE seminars and forum discussions, as well as the topic(s) that will be emphasized by each one.
This is the blueprint for their local association professional development year. Your national committee
possesses many preplanned resources that are available at the chapter’s finger tips. It is your responsibility to
inform our chapters.
Marketing is the process by which you are responsible for communicating the benefits of all programs
available to members and chapters with rebate and revenue opportunities. By conducting a promotion
campaign (web training, attending local meetings etc.,) attendance for programs will be increased. Before
developing a marketing plan, have a general understanding of the various means of delivery, discount
programs, partner involvement and student services offered.
Implementation, Be knowledgeable about how all of our professional development resources can be delivered
and accessed.
Evaluation and feedback/reporting, your collected information from all state/local chapters is valuable to the
national committee and staff. This information is shared to better assist national with improving on the value
we offer through member benefits.
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PD and Your Path to
Programming Success
• What Does Programming Success Mean
to You?
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Revenue Generating
Interesting topics and speakers
Convenient delivery time
Convenient location
Good refreshments
Evaluation process: speaker, locale, food,
temperature of the room, technology used, etc.
– Passionately driven speakers
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Programming Ideas Come From
Members
• Local Politics
– All politics is local
– Read the newspaper
– Hospital changes (Accountable Care Organizations (ACO’s) and Health
Information Exchanges (HIE’s)
– State legislature activity
• Bring in the local Experts
– Panelist speakers:
• Underwriters
• Actuaries
• Insurance carrier CEO panel
• Public Program Directors or Cabinet Secretaries
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Collaborate with Thought Leaders
• Partner with other organizations:
– Hospital Association
– Local Physician’s Association
– Local Dentists Association
– Local Chiropractic Association
– Local Acupuncture Association
– Local Bar Association
– Local Human Resources Association
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Plan to Study…
Study to Plan
Month
Topic
Month
Topic
January
PPACA Exchanges
July
The CLASS Act and
Long-Term Care
insurance
February
Medicare
August
Pharmacy: panel
discussion
March
Worksite Marketing
September
Public Programs
April
Legislative update
October
Self-Insurance
May
Hospitals & Providers
under PPACA
November
Ancillary products –
why sell them?
Life, STD, LTD,
Dental, Vision
June
Healthy Living –
Food, Inc.
December
Compliance Issues
Ethics
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NAHU Online Learning Institute
• On-demand learning library – CE-To-Go
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Cafeteria Planning
Changes in Legislation That Impacts Your Business
Compliance and Adherence
Consumer Directed Health Care
Market Trends
Value Based Benefits
• Audio workshops available for download
• Live on-line seminars
• Personal library resource navigation 24/7
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Certifications
Understand the distinction between
certifications and designations. Your
credibility depends on it.
Classroom and Onlline
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Medicare Advantage Training
Consumer Driven Health Care
Wellness
Voluntary Worksite
Self Funding
PPACA
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Designation Programs
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RHU – Registered Health Underwriter
REBC – Registered Employee Benefits Consultant
DIA – Disability Insurance Associate
CLTC – Corporation for Long Term Care Certification
EHBA – Employee Healthcare Benefit Associate
CEBS – Certified Employee Benefit Specialist
CSFS – Certified Self-Funding Specialist
Industry Providers: The American College, Association of Health
Insurance Plans, Health Care Administrators Association,
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
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Designation and Certification Recognition
http://members.nahu.org/NAHU_Prod_Imis/NAHU_Member/
About_Us/Store/Core/Orders/category.aspx?catid=8
NAHU Store
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Compliance Corner
• Critical member benefit – no extra cost
• Born from a “Risk Management”
philosophy
• One-stop place to find the majority of
Federal statutes
• Web link driven
• No state statutes
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Best Practice Round-Table Discussion
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Revenue Generating ideas
Venues
Topics
Passionate Speakers – Speakers Bureau Links to your
state
• Food, Location, Time of Day, Day of Week
• Evaluations
• Continuing Education – www.InsuranceStudy.com
• Others????
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