Thank you very much everyone for the robust discussion on this topic. I too am a credentialed NP who wishes to start an advocacy practice. I appreciate this discussion as I want to avoid anything that can cause any ethical or legal issues. So based on what I understand from this discussion, if we provide the information to the client but do not…[Read more]

Hi Sherri,
I was interested to find out also that Solace will be launching a new Community Healthcare Work category. Which people have to check to see if it is covered in their state and regulations. It will be Tele advocacy.
They will be launching nationally with Medicare services, and will be adding Medicaid support on a state-by-state basis.…[Read more]

I also received a call from Steve Wilson. He called me in December. I was very busy and didn’t give him my full attention. The bottom line is it felt like a sales pitch, and I was not totally comfortable with it. I haven’t had time to research the organization.

Sammie – several years ago we did a call-in with Bob Bacheler from Flying Angels. He described all the requirements and needs for such transport (whether or not the patient needs to be flown, and whether or not the trip is an emergency.)

Here’s a link to the podcast: https://myapha.org/flying-angels/

Good luck with it!

Hi! I’m Nancy. I live in Boston, Massachusetts. I love bei g a Patient Advocate. I was layed off from Steward medical Group in 2020. I decided i want to patients get the care they deserve. Lets catch up sometime. http://Www.patientadvocacyassociates.com

Hello,
My name is Amanda Trask. I have worked as an educator in higher education since 2010. I started community health work in 2015 doing grant funded program implementation with much of my work focused around integrating community partners and increasing capacity.
After personally experiencing some challenging health issues resulting in sub-par…[Read more]

This is great. I’m In Pittsburg

Thanks very much, Stephanie! I am actually in Florida and am a member of the Healthcare Advocates of Florida. I’d love to talk to you about what your group is doing. I’ll send you an email and hopefully we can schedule a time to talk.

Hi Janet,

I’m a member of that group, BAHCA. Here’s the webpage re membership: https://bayareahealthcareadvocates.org/membership/
If I can be of any help, just let me know.

And Robin, where are you? I’m in CoCoCounty too!

Happy holidays all!

I’m in Northern California. Contra Costa County.

I believe there are enough of us to start one if there is not one already. I’m in Palm Desert.

Hi Janet,
I was also looking for a California regional group, but the only regional group I ever found was in Massachusetts. Thanks for posting this.

Janet,

Where do you live in California? I am in San Diego.

Gabrielle Hochberg, MHA