With all the difficult news we hear in the news – hearing a story about how ordinary people do extraordinary things to help someone in need is a reprieve. Today, I was listening to National Public Radio as I was making dinner. A story made me stop what I was...
Last week, it came down to a strike for two large New York Hospitals to know Nurses were serious and are willing to walk off the job to be head! Here is the story Last week we saw more than 7,000 nurses at Mount Sinai Medical Center and Montefiore Medical Center...
During our drive from Florida to Pennsylvania and Maryland for the holidays, I read a new book titled; Patient Empowerment 101: More Than a Book; It’s An Adventure by a friend and colleague, Ann M. Hester, MD.The book was easy to read and hit all the topics people...
I hope you and your families had a great holiday and are looking forward to a Happy and Healthy 2023. Each year I do a post to review the work I have done over the past year. This year was interesting to look back on. Here are some highlights! I gained two new...
Wherever this holiday finds you, I hope you have a safe, healthy Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I am taking a little break to celebrate with my family. I will be back on 1/3/23. Thank you for following me via my Blog, on social media, and in person at the...
The Emperor Needs New Clothes or Why the Care Disappeared from Health Care is a book written by a friend and patient advocate colleague, Jeff Weinberg, M.ED, M.PH, NHA, BCPA. His book shows the many deficiencies in the U.S. Healthcare System and offers real-life...
In this post, I present a Book Review on HOW COVID CRASHED THE SYSTEM: A GUIDE TO FIXING AMERICAN HEALTHCARE.I hope you will take time to read this post and then buy the book, as this book is a guide that every member of the healthcare team needs to have as we move...
Two weeks ago, my cousin, her two daughters, her granddaughter, and I took a trip to St. Martin in the Virgin Islands to trace my family roots. My father and my cousin’s father were brothers and were from that area. We had talked about going to Sint Maarten and...
This week marks my eight year anniversary of being a Brain Tumor Survivor. My hematologist/Oncologist told me on my last visit that I am out of the danger zone, so I do not need any more MRIs. He said he will see me in April 2023 which will be my final appointment. I...
How much time would you put in to get $450.00 back from your insurance company? I have been working with my client to file for reimbursement for orthotics which cost $450.00 for nine months. The patient suffered from Plantar Fasciitis. He saw a podiatrist who ordered...
I hope you are having a good week. I was reviewing my website and wanted to share some highlights from Nurse Advocate you might be interested in checking events and new offerings out. Finding Anne: I have a few events in the next few weeks. It has been nice to get...
Recently myself and my friend and colleague Cathy Bowers, President of National Patient Advocate Inc, were honored to be a guest on Dateline Health to get the word out to the community on how you can be your own best advocate. Dateline Health is Nova Southeastern...
As a nurse, I loved to work 3-11 shifts. One of the tasks we were responsible for was PM care. PM care was the time when we would help our patients get ready for bed. When I worked in ICU, many of our patients were sedated or unconscious, so PM care was when we would...
As a nurse case manager for over 35 years, this is an exciting week as the practice is honored during case management week. Social media is erupting with posts from case managers celebrating who they are and the value we bring to the healthcare system. Case Management...
As a nurse who has been in practice since 1973, I have witnessed many of the successes of our healthcare system and many of the failures. The most challenging has been how we manage pain in our country. It seems we went from one side of the pendulum where we...
As I sat down to write for this week’s blog post, I thought of nothing but Hurricane Ian. The National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning for the region on Monday evening, indicating hurricane conditions are expected in the next 24 to 36 hours....
I usually start my day scanning various e-letters and reading articles that are of interest to me. From time to time I hit the the comment button to leave a comment as the article struct a cord with me . In addition to the content in the article, I find the comment...
One of the most important things that patients want to believe is that their healthcare team coordinates their care. Unfortunately, care coordination does not always happen as it should. As a result, patients are frustrated; care is delayed, time is wasted, and the...
