Dying At Home: An Australian Perspective...
In the following short YouTube video from 'SBS The Feed' you'll meet several Australians who took control of their impending deaths by choosing to die at home rather than in a hospital or institutional setting. This is an excellent short...
Pulse Symposium Kicks Off On March 15: Memorial Sloan Kettering Joins As Major Sponsor.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WANTAGH, N.Y. - March 13, 2023: Pulse Center for Patient Safety Education & Advocacy is happy to announce that it is kicking off 2023 with a 2-day virtual conference: The Current Landscape of Patient Safety", with the...
Managing Healthcare Stress: Where Advocacy Comes In
Patient advocates can take many forms, including professional advocates who are hired by patients or their families, volunteers who provide support to patients in hospitals or clinics, or patient-led organizations that advocate for policy changes...
Six Months and Counting... My Journey To-Date Away From AFib!
(((Got AFib? Let's Talk... will be a continuing series of articles written by Paul W. Ennis, PPAHN detailing his personal experiences with Atrial Fibrillation/AFib. These articles are not to be considered 'Medical Advice', nor do...
What Can a Private Patient Advocate Do for Me?
Increasing awareness of the necessity for private patient advocacy has increased. While the term Private Patient Advocacy is becoming known, many wonder what a private patient advocate can actually do for them. What’s the benefit? There are...
Toxins In Our Foods That Harm Us: The Mercereau Report #6
This is the sixth in a series of blogs written by Karen Mercereau, RN, iRNPA. The goal of the Mercereau Report is to communicate information that is pertinent to our expanding practices. This edition of the Mercereau Report is a selection of...
Even Health Advocates Need Help
A+J Patient Advocacy's Executive Director is a private person, but regularly uses her personal experiences to connect with clients. In this post, Rebeka Acosta provides a glimpse into her chronic illness journey and proves that no patient has all...
How I Know Preventive Health Care Works
Many of us have pets. My dogs receive a preventive medication each month for heartworms. This is easy and it prevents bigger problems later (at great expense financially and physically for the dog). I am here to explain how that same preventative...
Patient Advocates Can Also Support Each Other
by Ilene Corina BCPA She / Her Are you a patient advocate? Are You Listening or Asking Questions? Whether you are professional or helping family and friends, you are probably a caring person - who wants to help others. It can be a difficult...
Selective Hearing = Selective Brain Stimulation?
When working as a Registered Nurse at the beginning of each shift as I updated the patient’s board I would think about the patient’s admitting diagnosis, history and current orders. For every patient, each day there is a standard goal. The goal...
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Patient Portals
Patient portals – give people access to their personal health information. Nearly 40% of Americans use their health records through a patient portal. Many, especially Gen Zs, who are typically technology literate, love patient portals due to...
Lessons Learned: The Benefits of Planning Ahead
My phone rang at 5:30 am The voice on the other end was frantic and desperate. Groggily, I collected my thoughts and tried to awaken. Do I typically answer client calls at 5:30 am? No, but this client's family member was experiencing a critical...
An Advocate's Guide to Cheaper Prescriptions
Americans spend more on prescription medications than anyone else. Pharmaceutical companies spend incredible amounts of money on development, marketing, etc. By the time new drug is approved, it's us....the patients who end up paying the price. As...
Feeling Stuck With Your Medical Care?
…New Year, new you! …This time it's for real. So it’s the new year and you feel, well… not so new. Maybe you feel like you're in a rut, or perhaps you have had a condition that you’ve been dealing with for a few years, for example, diabetes, and...
What To Do When You Need Treatment, But Insurance Won't Pay
So you're excited that after dealing with symptoms for some time and searching for a treatment, you and you have finally found treatment for your symptoms. Perhaps you have been suffering from back pain and have seen various doctors and...