If you’re anything like me, you have a hard time remembering everything you need when you go to the grocery store. Writing a list beforehand, as I always do, clearly helps, but for some reason, I still manage to forget a few things. Forgetting a needed food item can be frustrating. Forgetting something important that […]
Patient Empowerment Blog
Why Take Detailed Notes at Doctor Appointments?
It’s a scenario that repeats over and over, every day, in doctors’ offices everywhere. Patients, and perhaps their family members, listen intently as doctors discuss diagnoses, tests, procedures, and medications. All too often, patients are not writing anything down, presumably because they think they will remember everything they are hearing. Unfortunately, the opposite is true […]
Disparities in Healthcare
Although we all deserve the best possible healthcare, in reality, disparities in healthcare harm patients throughout the US. For instance, patients can experience discrimination in healthcare based on their race, ethnicity, gender and more. Additionally, a patient’s characteristics can lead to disparities in healthcare due to factors such as biased treatment and access to care. […]
How to Find a Health Advocate
When you are dealing with a serious medical condition, it can be difficult to manage it all yourself. There are new medical terms to learn, difficult decisions to make, complicated medication regimens to follow, and more. It’s tough to do this by yourself. In last week’s post, I covered the importance of appointing a health […]
How Can a Health Advocate Help You?
Managing a serious illness or injury is difficult and stressful. There’s a lot of confusing medical terminology to learn. And you must make important decisions throughout the journey that might impact your outcome. Above all, your condition may leave you feeling exhausted and sick. Certainly, all of this makes it hard to manage a serious […]