Podcast #1:
What Does a Patient Advocate Do?
What Does a Patient Advocate Do?
(10 minutes 20 seconds)
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How do advocates assist patients? How do they “fit” into the healthcare system? How much of their work is medical?
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Additional Resources:
- Transcript for this Podcast
- What Does a Patient Advocate Do? (blog post)
- An Overview of Patient Advocacy: About the Profession
- Getting Started as a Health or Patient Advocate or Care Manager
- So You Want to Be a Patient Advocate? Choosing a Career in Health or Patient Advocacy (book)
- Understanding the Allegiance Factor (course – free)
Next: Making a Living as an Independent Advocate
This Series:
Podcast #1: What Does a Patient Advocate Do?
Podcast #2: Making a Living as an Independent Advocate
Podcast #3: What Background and Credentials Do I Need to Be an Advocate?
Podcast #4: How Do Patients Know to Hire Me?
Podcast #5: Are There Jobs for Independent Advocates?
Bonus Podcast: What Questions Haven’t I Asked?
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