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🔹 Hospital Visits to Ensure Safe Discharge Planning

As your nurse advocate, I visit the patient in the hospital (when allowed) to speak directly with the discharge team. I advocate for appropriate follow-up care, home support, and resources before discharge plans are finalized.

🔹 Reviewing and Simplifying Discharge Instructions

Hospital discharge paperwork is often rushed and confusing. I meet with the patient and family to explain the instructions clearly—what medications to take, symptoms to watch for, appointments to schedule, and who to call with concerns.

🔹 Post-Discharge Home Visits

After discharge, I provide a home visit to ensure the patient has what they need (equipment, meds, support), is following the care plan, and has a safe environment to recover—an essential step in preventing avoidable readmissions.

🔹 Coordinating with All Care Providers

I make sure all the patient’s doctors—including specialists and primary care—are informed of the hospitalization and updated with new test results, medications, and follow-up needs. This prevents gaps in care that can lead to complications.

🔹 Medication Review and Management

Patients are often prescribed new medications after a hospital stay. I reconcile all meds (old and new), check for duplications or harmful interactions, and help the patient understand what to take and when.

🔹 Monitoring Recovery and Follow-Up

I maintain regular contact after discharge to monitor progress, ensure follow-up appointments are scheduled and kept, and address any warning signs early—reducing the chance of preventable setbacks.

Additional add-on services:

Health care prevention & wellness education
Review medical records for errors
Review invoices for possible billing errors
Navigate a complicated medical diagnosis or multiple co-morbidities
Attend doctors appointments, monitor in-hospital admissions at your bedside
Assistance finding a specialist or obtaining a second opinion
Obtain and organize medical records
Provide information about your chronic condition or illness
Research possible clinical trials in the area
Locate free or reduced cost community resources
Assist with obtaining prior authorizations and/or work with insurance company to help get authorization approved
Organize a medication reconciliation between pharmacy & physician
Set up payment arrangements with medical providers and/or work to reduce out of pocket expenses

Accepting new clients

Accepting new clients beginning April 1, 2025

Q & A

Do patient advocates need a license? No, there is no formal licensing required, however, there is a certification that demonstrates competency in the field.

What is the difference between an independent patient advocate and a hospital/insurance advocate? Unlike hospital advocates, an independent advocate is private pay, so my alliance is with you. An advocate supplied by the hospital or insurance company will ultimately have their employer's interest at heart, first and foremost.

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