by Gwendolyn Klein | May 15, 2018 | Patient Advocate
You may have never heard of “intake” and “output”, but these are important measurements taken by a healthcare facility, and they play a large part in reducing the risk of patient infection. Essentially, intake covers what patients drink and how...
by Gwendolyn Klein | Oct 12, 2017 | Diagnosis, Health
Blog This past Tuesday was World Mental Health Day. Even though approximately 20 percent of adults in the U.S. deal with a mental illness in any given year, mental health struggles carry a stigma. Two common misconceptions are that mental health problems aren’t real...
by Gwendolyn Klein | Oct 6, 2017 | Health
Blog The Internet has changed health advocacy We live in the information age. Thanks to the internet, we have access to more data, more research, and more advice than any other generation. All of that information is right at our fingertips, carried around in our...
by VBPA Team | Jul 28, 2017 | Patient Advocate, Prescriptions
Blog Editor’s Note: I ran across this story in the Advo Connection recently and had this gut wrenching reaction: “This could have been my mother. There is nothing unique to this situation that isn’t pandemic in the current medical climate.” You...
by VBPA Team | Jul 21, 2017 | Patient Advocate
Blog The Patient Advocate Role When you go to court, you need a lawyer. When you go to the hospital, you need a patient advocate Most people would agree that if you had to go to court, you would hire an attorney. Why? Because they are the experts, they know the ins...
