Sentences with phrase «from patient advocates»

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While research from the American Medical Association showed that 7.1 percent of all claims paid by insurers in 2013 contained a mistake, patient advocates and other professionals who review medical claims for accuracy put the frequency of billing errors at more like 80 percent or even 90 percent.

Nurse and patient advocate Carolyn Rafferty, RN, BSN, answers:» «Mother - friendly» is a term that has been applied to maternity care in hospitals that reflects the best information from all the research available as to how women and families should be treated during labor and birth.

And this comes from experience as a registered nurse and also a patient advocate.

PRESS RELEASE FROM SENATOR CARLUCCI Senator David Carlucci on Monday were joined by a coalition of mental health advocates, physicians and patients today to call on Governor Cuomo to reinstate «prescriber prevails» for atypical antipsychotics in the 2013 - 2014 state budget via the 21 - day amendments.

Halcyon Thomas, a family advocate, said, «Moving patients from comfortable, familiar settings has the potential to cause great disruption in their lives.

Nor would the bill curtail the rights of mental health professionals from advocating such practices in the public square or from referring their minor patients to non-professional programs.

Sayegh, who is the Alliance's New York State director, acknowledged, «This is a huge step for patients in New York who will benefit from this legislation, and without question, today would not be possible but for the dedicated and sustained organizing work by patients, families, and advocates.»

Also at 11 a.m., Dozens of community - based supportive housing providers, mental health advocates, patients and their families from across the state will launch the new Bring It Home campaign, urging the state to invest in community - based mental health housing.

But since shortly after the original law was passed, patient advocates and the bill's Assembly sponsor Richard Gottfried have decried the fact that the law made no provision to grant early access ot the drug for the extremely ill children who could benefit from it in the short term.

Some advocates would prefer money to be shifted from hospitals that don't meet the new criteria to those that do, essentially having the dollars follow the patients.

Hippocrates, for example, advocated strapping someone with an abnormally curved spine to a ladder, and then dropping the ladder (and patient) from a height.

For each workshop, the 25 - 30 invited participants included individuals from the sectors necessary for exploring a topic in depth: health professionals, lawyers, patient safety experts, payers, industry representatives, technologists, regulators, policy makers from the legislative and executive branches, and patient advocates.

One survivor who beat those numbers is 58 - year - old Shirley Miller, who worked at UT Southwestern with Dr. Buchanan from 2002 to 2010 as a program manager, patient advocate, and outreach coordinator.

And although the participants agreed to those conditions before enrolling in the trial, Mayberg says she considers it a «moral responsibility» to advocate for lower costs for her patients, even it if means «begging for charity payments» from hospitals.

It does makes me feel good to know that some pharmaceutical companies and doctors are working hard for the first time ever to collaborate with patient advocates to improve quality of care for those suffering from this debilitating disease.

The dual - drug combination will likely cost even more, which has prompted outrage from physicians and patient advocates alike, as well as plans from insurers to ration the combination when it becomes commercially available.

Since then, in response to pressures from legislators, patient advocates, and pharmaceutical companies, the agency has continued to develop a variety of fast - track pathways that expedite the approval of new drugs and medical devices.

On a blog for CFS patients and advocates, Meehan criticized a letter to «friends and patients» from WPI's president, Annette Whittemore, that explained why the institute had sued Mikovits.

«There is a serious gap between the idealized basis upon which assisted dying for patients with psychiatric conditions is advocated and the reality of its practice, as reflected in evidence from Belgium and the Netherlands.

«They complemented their scientific expertise by working closely with clinicians and advocates from the very early stages of the project, which provided a deeper understanding of how the disease impacts patients and how the treatment can best help them.»

These include life science industry representatives from pharmaceutical, medical devices and diagnostic industries, clinical innovators, hospital executives, payers, policy makers, multidisciplinary researchers, patient advocates, angel, venture capital investors and academia.

About The National Pancreas Foundation Founded in 1997, the National Pancreas Foundation provides hope for those suffering from pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer through funding cutting - edge research, advocating for new and better therapies and providing support and education for patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals.

Two graduates of the AACR Scientist ↔ Survivor Program, a special educational experience that gives patient advocates the opportunity to attend and learn from researchers at the AACR Annual Meeting, have put together some tips to help guide advocates who are attending this or any large scientific conference.

The turn to Facebook was Painter's first step on a path from the bench to the bed to the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, where as a scientist - turned - patient - turned - advocate, she directs an unusual collaboration between patients and researchers called the Metastatic Breast Cancer Project.

It was her first step on a path from the bench to the bed to the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, where as a scientist - turned - patient - turned - advocate, she directs an unusual collaboration between patients and researchers called the Metastatic Breast Cancer Project.

International Coordinating Committee for Clinical Trials The International Coordinating Committee for Clinical Trials in SMA (ICC) is a volunteer committee composed of families and patients, clinicians, advocates, industry, and regulatory agencies from the SMA community.

Tyree, who suffered from diabetes for about 25 years, was an advocate of patient counseling and providing behavioral health and wellness services.

The Annual Meeting, May 8 - 10 in Coral Gables, Florida, brings together WPCC members from around the globe to share expertise and experience in advocating for pancreatic cancer patients.

Among other stipulations, the policy would require all poo to be obtained «from a donor known to either the patient or the treating licensed health care provider,» posing a major challenge to OpenBiome's banking model and alarming people, including Catherine Duff and other patient advocates.

The National Pancreas Foundation provides hope for those suffering from pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer through funding cutting edge research, advocating for new and better therapies, and providing support and education for patients, caregivers, and health care professionals.

When her pain forced her to retire from her job as a graphic designer, she began volunteering as a patient advocate for the American Pain Foundation.

As a patient advocate and certified Holistic Health coach, Audrey Childers is raising the bar on thyroid care and helping others take back their lives from thyroid, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.

According to patient advocate and author Mary Shomon, these are some useful tips to help you revive your libido, when suffering from thyroid dysfunction:

They are a community of advocates, patients, researchers and believers in the healing qualities of marijuana, with a commitment to bringing you stories from the patients themselves.

While the mud flinging and name calling from the AG and the seemingly patient doctrine from the AA come out, both groups stand to remain disconnected from the lives and careers of most of the people that the groups aim to advocate for — average, every day authors, both traditionally published and self - publishing.

Don advocates a plant - based diet for his patients, and discussed the cardiovascular benefits of omitting all animal products from one's diet.

I'm a big advocate of reading labels of the foods and drinks that I consume in order to prevent toxic or less - than - health - yielding substances from entering my body and advocate the same approach for my patients.

Since 1911, the OVMA has been serving the needs and interests of Oregon veterinarians and their patients by vigorously advocating for the veterinary profession and helping to ensure that practitioners from all parts of the state can continue to practice medicine in their patients» best interests.

Home care is advocated, whenever possible, to reduce patient stress and to aid in recovery from anesthesia and surgery.

The CMF advocates for patients suffering from Mesothelioma.

The one set of standards that we reviewed from a health network association advocated the protection of individually identifiable health information from disclosure without patient authorization and emphasized that encrypting information should be a principal means of protecting individually identifiable health information.

A major review [1] of the laws related to legal capacity, decision - making and guardianship in Ontario was just wrapped up by the Law Commission of Ontario («LCO») and, thankfully, it is abundantly clear that the final 467 page report is based on hearing from people on the ground — patients, families, health professionals, lawyers, ethicists, advocates, and many others.

The medical administrative assistant begins to care for the patient right from the front desk, advocating for the patient with their insurance company and fine - tuning a clinic's schedule.

Engage patients across care settings such as the transition from hospital to home, serve as patient and family advocate / navigator and facilitate language translation when appropriate.

As a patient advocate I assisted patients in finding free and affordable medication through patient assistance programs from the leading pharmaceutical companies.

How do I handle requests for such references?Thank you so much for your help!CherylCHERYL M. EARLE3407 Old Dobbin Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - 1903Home Phone: [phone] Cell Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] position managing legal discovery and document review with opportunity to assist attorneys with civil litigationBAR ADMISSIONAlabama State Bar, 1999LAW - RELATED EXPERIENCELaw Firm, AlabamaResearch Attorney for Special Projects, Mass Torts Department, November 2001 — February 2008 • Managed Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Document Depository (September 2002 to February 2008) o Reviewed more than 1 million pages of evidentiary documents for litigation purposes and for inclusion in electronic databaseso Coordinated document review assignments with attorneys at local depository and at other sites across the USo Retrieved, reviewed and coded documents in Concordance and Summation legal databaseso Prepared memoranda and spreadsheets providing detailed analysis of discovery materials • Aided attorneys and support staff with processing and preparation of personal injury claims and litigationo Conducted legal research and drafted pleadingso Conducted supplementary online research for additional documents and information pertinent to litigationo Assisted with preparation of correspondence to clients and referring attorneyso Contacted clients for additional information needed in case preparation, litigation, and potential settlementso Prepared and input case intakes and referrals into databaseLaw School, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon request

From preparing patient summaries and obtaining vitals to optimizing medical office operations and serving as a dedicated patient advocate, my experience in coordinating patient services and enhancing patient satisfaction positions me to succeed in this role.

The primary public policy objectives of the Alaska Medical Assistant Society (AMAS)(and the American Association of Medical Assistants) are: (1) to increase the quality and availability of health care for all; and (2) to protect patients and employers from substandard medical assisting services by advocating for regulations and legislation that require medical assistants who are being delegated certain advanced procedures (e.g., administration of injectable medications) to be:

They are a community of advocates, patients, researchers and believers in the healing qualities of marijuana, with a commitment to bringing you stories from the patients themselves.

Apart from having a successful track record of administering medications, acting as the patients advocate and managing specimens, I am also able to comfortably operate in a multi-disciplinary clinic setting.