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A few weeks ago, the World Health Organization observed “World Patient Safety Day 2023” with this theme: “Elevate the voice of patients!” Only by engaging patients, families and caregivers, the WHO ...
In addition to patient-physician collaboration, Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, MPH, highlights the importance of patient advocacy, whether in the clinical trial approval process or public policy. In this ...
Sonya Negley, IOM, CSMA, reviews how patient advocates can help patients newly diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. Sonya Negley, IOM, CSMA: I think the most important thing for patient advocates ...
The court filing follows a CNBC investigation that detailed how these third-party vendors have spread across U.S. employer-sponsored health plans.
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House for advancing a clean three-year reauthorization of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s enhanced advance premium tax credits. This vote marks an important first step for millions of people who rely ...
Intensivist care and extensivist care — these aren’t medical specialties you’re likely to run into very often, unlike internists, oncologists and dermatologists. But these two types of medical ...
8 ways patients can advocate for themselves Patients play an integral role in their own care, and health systems and even CMS are working to get patients more engaged in their care plans. However, ...
If you think that holding a job, being a partner and parenting three kids while receiving care for stage 4 breast cancer is plenty, you’re absolutely right. But not for Stefanie LeJeunesse. She’s ...
Some patients become advocates because everything went right: the diagnosis was made early, the surgery went well, the cancer-driving mutation was found and communicated to other family members, ...
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