Note: Swine Flu FAQs updated daily Plus: Should We Be Afraid of Swine Flu? While the professionals provide us with statistics about Mexico, Texas, California or other places where patients have contracted swine flu, I actually find I have different questions all together: I don’t live in Mexico. Am I at risk for getting swine […]
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It’s a simple question, but it has stirred some controversy. It’s the word “friendly.” Colleague and fellow passionate advocate Bart Windrum got (as my mother would say) his blood in a bubble after reading an article about engaging a patient advocate to help you navigate your healthcare, recently published in a Tampa newspaper. In a
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Paying for healthcare is getting more and more difficult, whether it’s affording insurance premiums, paying for expensive drug prescriptions or managing without coverage at all. And there’s no sign that it will get any easier anytime soon, as we all know too well. I’ve been contacted by a TV news network to help recruit two
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A friend and colleague, Franny, shared her story with me and caused my jaw to drop. Then, I realized it didn’t really surprise me at all. Having suffered months and months of treatment for his brain cancer, Asa’s life was almost lost due to the arrogance of the resident who was in charge of his
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If you thought social networking was only for kids, Gen Web-ers or geeks, then think again. Social networking has become a great source for finding people who can help you improve your health, or your medical care. If you aren’t sure what I mean by social networking, then you’ll recognize it by other names you
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I exchange thoughts with healthcare IT people on a daily basis over at Twitter. So many of them seem perplexed at why we patients look at putting our medical records on the internet with trepidation. Then along comes this video from Elizabeth Cohen at CNN. In a matter of minutes, she was able to pull
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Here’s an update on my Every Patient’s Advocate activities for the week of January 25 to 31: See this icon? It means this link includes an opportunity for you to participate, beyond just a comment. However, please remember that your comments to any article or post are always welcome. This icon indicates a piece that
From Cranky Bloggers to Peanut Butter: Week in Review Read More »
For several years now, I’ve sounded the warning bells — stay away from those websites that allow you to put your own health records online for free…. You can’t imagine how much grief I’ve taken for that statement. Especially when I point out that organizations like the Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic are actually
Is Google Strong-Arming the Feds to Allow Sale of Health Information? Read More »
