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Patient Advantage, LLC is the only company that offers a service of providing a registered nurse to act as an advocate solely for the patient
in connecting them to all segments of health care; including communication among hospitals, physicians, insurers and family members as well as providing
health care information and education.
How can we help?
Through our patient advocate services, we can provide you with a trained professional to help you understand all of the aspects of your illness. Our registered nurse will meet with you and your family to discuss any issues or concerns you may have regarding your case. If you wish, our nurse can also accompany you to your physician and ask questions to help you gain important information. Our nurse will listen carefully to your physician's answers, take notes, and meet with you and your family after the visit to discuss what the physician is recommending and help you to follow through with those recommendations. Our nurse will help you set up appointments for testing, laboratory work, or referrals to other physicians and will make sure your physician receives all the test results in a timely fashion for your next visit.
Your Patient Advocate Services Will Include
- Helping you communicate your questions with your physician
- Helping you to understand your physician's instructions
- Helping to coordinate care by securing transportation, referral appointments, return appointments, and getting results to your physician in a timely manner
- Helping to communicate the experience of those tests, appointments, consultation, and treatments to your physician
- Helping to communicate the issues of the illness with other members of the family, including those who are out of town
- Helping to answer your questions concerning the nature of your illness
- Directing E-mail inquiries to the physician if the physician offers such services.
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