Over the past few weeks, I have been working with a client who is in a skilled care facility/nursing home for rehab. I have gone to the facility at various times to see my patient and talk to the staff. It is clean and the staff is friendly. The rehab team works with...
Marc Berlin is a guest blogger who is going to talk about Medical Identity Cards. Marc is an up-and-coming Board-Certified Patient Advocate. His company’s name is On the Marc Patient Advocacy Services. Marc provides guidance, navigation, home health referrals and...
As a Case Manager/Nurse Advocate, I am a disruptor in today’s healthcare system. My role is to use my clinical and assessment skills to help the patient, the family, and the healthcare team address challenges and issues that might hinder/derail the plan of care. Once...
Hoping you and your family had had a Happy 4th of July. I am excited to share the 2022 Summer Reading List. I started writing my annual summer reading list in 2016. I do this each year for you, the readers of Nurse Advocate. I also do it for me, so when I needed a...
Question of the week: What are your Superpowers? The Case Management Society of America, Standard of Practice for Case Managers were recently updated. In reviewing them, I came across one of the guiding principles that caught my eye. It was that case managers...
