Being a Medical Advocate
[Originally broadcast June 14, 2007]
Have you ever left the doctor's office and realized you don't quite remember what you were told? How about your elderly parent, or a very ill friend? Wouldn't it help to have someone with you to absorb all the information you missed? That person is now being called a medical advocate. Join us on Thursday as we find out about the medical advocate's role in patient care, what is appropriate and inappropriate behavior, and how you can be a good medical advocate for yourself and others. Because this is an archive edition of State of Affairs, we won't be taking calls today.
Related Links:
Be Your Own Medical Advocate
The Patient Care Partnership (a brocuhre that is replacing the American Hospital Association's Patients' Bill of Rights)