@Tara– I like your profile, it gives personal and professional credibility to your experience as an expert.

Possible public speaking topics: Medicare – traditional vs Medicare Advantage options,
How to have an effective doctor visit/How to talk to your doctor,
Top medical questions asked on Google
What to do when you get your medical bill

Thank…[Read more]

Lesson 22

My platform: medical billing, health care/insurance navigation
My Profile: physician, with clinical and insurance payor experience,
My public: clients and family caregivers with aging parents
My pond: Maryland, VA, DC (and beyond someday)

Thank you

Tamara

possible blog topics- after enrollment options for medicare choices, organizing your health records, keys to an efficient yearly doctor visit
still working on the intro and elevator pitch!

Thanks

Tamara

Another reminder: You’ve got assignments to complete before our last lesson Tuesday – and they are postings that should be here in the Discussion Forum.

I hope to see many of them in the next few days 🙂

You’re right – that website and link have been moved, but I don’t have the most up-to-date information for Karen and her work. I’ll get it and will update it, and then will send you the link Tara. Thanks.

Tara – this is very well done – you’re off to a good start!

I would suggest that what you have listed as your Public is just your start. Can you expand on it? Who is your target audience – and how can you define them within your public? (example: accident victims who need pain management, other integrative medicine professionals who might…[Read more]

Hi Gail,

In addition to NSO, you could also look into professional liability coverage (including E&O) through CM&F Group (https://cmfgroup.com). They provide coverage for nurses in many specialty areas away from the bedside. They do not have a patient advocate category, but there are some similar options, including patient navigator and patient…[Read more]

Welcome, Brian!
I think you will find many of us who provide pro-bono services when it is warranted and we are able.

Feel free to connect with me directly at
NBroadhurst@TennesseeHealthAdvocates.com
615-581-7566

Welcome, Gail!!!!!
Getting started is so exciting! I have found that staying excited requires me to stay connected! I would be honored to be a piece of your connection chain!

Please reach out to me and let’s keep the momentum rolling in your newest adventure!

Nicole
NBroadhurst@TennesseeHealthAdvocates.com
615-581-7566

I listened to the podcast “Stay Safe In the Hospital”- I connected to the website CampaignZero to review the checklists and it is not what I expected. It is about stopping police violence. I am thinking the link needs to be updated. Thanks.

lesson 22:
My platform : CBD and Medical Cannabis, Advocacy for self
My Profile: 5 years working in Human Services, 5 years working at major insurance company as a Frontline Leader in Billing & Enrollment and Special Investigations, 2010- dealing with emergency ruptured colon with my mother that involved 45 days in ICU and 17 months in hospital,…[Read more]

To be sure you all know:

There are still many options for insurance listed on our APHA insurance carriers webpage, available to all Premium and Premium +ADL members:

https://myapha.org/centers/insurance-for-your-practice/providers/

The page has now been updated, and rearranged a bit to help you better hone in on available possibilities.

I have worked in healthcare for many years. I retired early and became a certified patient advocate and a certified ombudsman on a voluntary basis. On the patient advocate side, I am volunteering at a community cancer wellness center. I admire Trisha greatly and I know that I am breaking a key rule, but I am fortunate to be able to help those in…[Read more]

Thanks for taking this on, Ginger! I’m definitely willing to shop around if there’s a better deal on E&O coverage! I’m just hoping that since Heaton/Bennett took a leap of faith for me in 2014, they might step up again!

Bonnie Sheeren
Houston Health Advocacy

Thanks Nicole!

Thanks Linda, I really appreciate this! I will review with the family.

Hi Kathy – you mentioned that he is a veteran – is he enrolled in VA medical benefits?
According to the VA site:
Hospice is a benefit that the VA offers to qualified Veterans who are in the final phase of
their lives, typically six months or less. This multi-disciplinary team approach helps
Veterans live fully until they die. The…[Read more]