Patient Engagement: are patients able to be active participants in care? Martine Ehrenclou, @Med_Writer #Nurseup

Patient Engagement: are patients able to be active participants in care? Martine Ehrenclou, @Med_Writer #Nurseup:"Taking charge of your healthcare means taking charge of yourself as a patient and meeting the medical provider half way.  Studies show that if patients are actively involved in care and partner with providers, that they experience better health outcomes and lower costs. See Health Affairs policy brief here.  
But for patients to be active participants in care they must be willing to acquire knowledge about their diagnoses and treatment plans and learn how to navigate our complex healthcare system. That is no simple task for any patient, as it is a steep learning curve. It requires motivation and the ability to do basic research, to keep track of symptoms and share those symptoms with providers, to understand basic medical information, to ask questions and partner with medical providers in shared decision-making, and to take ownership of medical information."
http://martineehrenclou.com/2014/06/patient-engagement-are-patients-able-to-be-active-participants-in-care/


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Nursefriendly National Directories
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Uncovering the answer to a case of chronic hip pain, Martine Ehrenclou, @Med_writer #Nurseup #Healthcare #Diagnosis

Uncovering the answer to a case of chronic hip pain, +Martine Ehrenclou, @Med_writer:"My husband suffered with hip and low back pain for about four months. It started right about the same time he was prescribed a new blood pressure medication. He didn’t think much of the pain at first because he was recovering from a groin injury, the result of a close encounter with a hockey puck while playing the game.

But the pain grew in intensity over the following weeks. He’s a bit of a tough guy and sometimes it takes some sleuthing to figure out what’s bothering him. As with most tough guys, Jamie tends to forge on with his normal level of activity even if something is wrong. I think that’s called denial. But he’d started applying ice packs to his lower back and hips each morning and night so I knew he was really suffering. I’d encouraged him to see our primary care physician, which he did for an overdue physical exam."
http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2014/05/uncovering-answer-case-chronic-hip-pain.html

The Take-Charge Patient: How You Can Get the Best Medical Care Paperback by Martine Ehrenclou @Med_writer #nurseup

The Take-Charge Patient: How You Can Get the Best Medical Care Paperback by Martine Ehrenclou @Med_writer:" Frustrated or confused about how to get good medical care? In her newest book, The Take-Charge Patient: How You Can Get The Best Medical Care, (Lemon Grove Press, on sale May 15, 2012) award-winning author and patient advocate, Martine Ehrenclou, empowers patients to become proactive, well informed participants in their own care. With advice and personal stories from over 200 doctors, nurses, pharmacists, health psychologists, patients and more, The Take-Charge Patient reveals insider information on how to cut through the red tape and navigate today’s complex health care system with confidence."
http://www.amazon.com/Take-Charge-Patient-Best-Medical-Care/dp/0981524036/

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Power Strategies For Nurses:"Do your nursing shifts feel like you’re running full speed ahead on a treadmill that you just can’t stop?
http://revolutionarynurse.com/power-strategies-nurses-program-2/

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Andrew Lopez, RN
Nursefriendly National Directories
38 Tattersall Drive
West Deptford, New Jersey 08051
856-415-9617, Fax: 856-415-9618, info@nursefriendly.com, @nursefriendly
http://www.nursefriendly.com/

This is Preventive Care? Eye health screenings and your health insurance plan, @med_writer #healthinsurance

This is Preventive Care? Eye health screenings and your health insurance plan, @med_writer #healthinsurance:"My new health insurance plan, issued by Anthem Blue Cross, covers certain preventive care services. One is an annual eye health screening. I just had my annual eye exam done by my eye doctor who is an in-network provider. So I’m eligible to order more contact lenses, I am required by law to have my eyes examined once a year.

Yesterday I received a phone call from my eye doctor’s office. They submitted my claim for my eye exam and let me know that Anthem Blue Cross denied it. I was told that annual eye exams, according to my health insurance company, are “eye chart vision screenings” performed by my primary care physician at my annual well-woman visit."
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http://martineehrenclou.com/2013/05/this-is-preventive-care-eye-health-screenings-and-your-health-insurance-plan/


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Discover! "Unconventional Nurse: Going from Burnout to Bliss" Michelle Podlesni, RN @MPodlesni
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Discover Martine Ehrenclou, @Med_Writer, Author of "The Take Charge-Patient"
http://www.thetakechargepatient.com/

Power Strategies For Nurses:"Do your nursing shifts feel like you’re running full speed ahead on a treadmill that you just can’t stop?
http://revolutionarynurse.com/power-strategies-nurses-program-2/

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Did you know? Our team of nurses has been researching, indexing healthcare resources for over a decade? If you have questions, need resources, stop here first and search our index. If we don't have it, ask us

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Nursefriendly National Directories
38 Tattersall Drive
West Deptford, New Jersey 08051
856-415-9617, Fax: 856-415-9618, info@nursefriendly.com, @nursefriendly
http://www.nursefriendly.com/

Faced with a New Diagnosis? 10 tips to be your own best advocate, Martine Ehrenclou, @Med_writer #nurseup

Faced with a New Diagnosis? 10 tips to be your own best advocate, +Martine Ehrenclou, @Med_writer:"You’re sitting in your physician’s exam room, clothed in a gown. Your test results are in and you are about to discuss them with your doctor.  You’ve had symptoms that prompted those tests and worst-case scenarios are flooring the accelerator on your fears. Your doctor walks in and greets you with a smile and asks how you are, a question you’d be happy to answer after she discloses the results.

Your physician introduces a diagnosis that requires treatment, perhaps a few more tests or even a procedure. While your thoughts are tripping over the medical information, the image of your kids at school comes to mind along with the question, “Who will pick them up if I’m undergoing treatment?” You’re now ten steps ahead of the doctor, plotting what to do next. Should you surrender and simply let the doctor handle everything? Not exactly."
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTakeChargePatient
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martineehrenclou
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/mehrenclou/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Med_writer
http://martineehrenclou.com/2013/12/faced-with-a-new-diagnosis-10-tips-to-be-your-own-best-advocate/