PATIENT ADVOCACY
​"With over 100 medical specialties and subspecialties, the vast amount of health information can be horribly confusing and overwhelming. You do not have to navigate this process alone, including having crucial conversations and making vital life planning decisions."
IT STARTS WITH YOU...
​Experience the clarity and empowerment of fully understanding your health with our Patient Advocacy Services. A dedicated registered nurse will navigate the complexities of the healthcare system with you, ensuring you grasp your diagnosis, consider alternative treatments, or receive other tailored support for your unique needs—including crucial life planning discussions to prepare for future decisions. With our guidance, you can demystify your healthcare experience and confidently pursue a healthier, more fulfilling life. This process is streamlined and accessible, available through phone calls, telehealth meetings, or in-person consultations, providing the flexibility to accommodate your specific circumstances.
WHAT DOES PATIENT ADVOCACY ACTUALLY MEAN?
Patient advocacy refers to the range of services offered to help clients navigate the healthcare system. This includes providing education on health conditions, treatments, and rights; assisting with healthcare logistics such as appointments and paperwork; and ensuring that a patient’s healthcare team communicates effectively. Advocates work to empower clients, ensuring they have the information needed to make informed healthcare decisions and receive optimal care. This support can be especially vital in managing complex or chronic health conditions, where understanding treatment options and care paths is critical.
What are examples of Patient Advocacy with Make HealthCare Simple?
Life Planning
Life Planning helps create essential end-of-life documents and more, guiding you in establishing Advanced Directives, Power of Attorney, and other vital future directives.
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Understanding a Diagnosis
Clients often need assistance interpreting complex medical terms, understanding their diagnosis, and grasping the implications for their health.
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Navigating Treatment Options
Advocates can help clients explore both conventional and alternative treatment options, ensuring they understand the benefits, risks, and possible outcomes of each.
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Coordinating Second Opinions
Clients may need help finding specialists or obtaining a second opinion, particularly when they are unsure if they are receiving the best care.
Clarifying Medical Bills & Insurance
Advocates assist clients in understanding confusing medical bills, insurance coverage, and what treatments or services their health plan will cover. This can include appealing denied insurance claims.
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Preparing for Doctor Visits
Advocates can help clients prepare questions and gather medical records for upcoming appointments, ensuring they make the most of their time with healthcare providers.
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Decision-Making Support
Clients often need help weighing the pros and cons of various treatments, including life-altering decisions like surgery, chemotherapy, or other intensive therapies.
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Communication with Healthcare Providers
Advocates bridge the communication gap between clients and their healthcare providers, ensuring that clients' concerns are heard and that they understand the advice given by their doctors.
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End-of-Life Care and Advance Directives
Assistance with creating living wills, advance directives, or choosing end-of-life care options can be a vital role for patient advocacy, ensuring clients' wishes are respected.
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Rights and Legal Support
Clients may need help understanding their rights within the healthcare system, such as the right to refuse treatment, obtain copies of medical records, or make informed decisions about their care.
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Chronic Disease Management
For those with ongoing or chronic conditions, patient advocates can help navigate long-term treatment plans, medication management, and continuous care coordination.
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Accessing Support Services
Clients may need help connecting with additional services, such as counseling, support groups, or rehabilitation, that can improve their quality of life or help manage mental health impacts of their illness.
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Advocating for Proactive Preventive Healthcare
Advocates can guide clients in accessing preventive services like screenings, vaccinations, and wellness programs to catch health issues before they become serious.
LIFE PLANNING &
CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS
Are you prepared for the unexpected?
Many overlook the critical importance of early life planning, mistakenly believing there's always more time to handle crucial decisions. Our life planning services confront this common misconception head-on by guiding you through the necessary steps to establish Advance Directives, Power of Attorney, and other key arrangements before they're urgently needed. Secure your wishes and relieve your loved ones from the burden of guesswork and stress during difficult times—plan today, not tomorrow.
Basic Life Planning Service:
Experience foundational life planning with our 60-minute session, where you will complete a comprehensive intake questionnaire and receive assistance in preparing essential documents such as Advance Directives, Living Wills, and Power of Attorney forms. This service culminates in a custom Life Planning Blueprint portfolio, complete with all documents saved on a USB drive for your convenience and security.
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Deluxe Life Planning Service:
Elevate your end-of-life preparations with our Deluxe service, which includes two detailed 60-minute sessions. In addition to all the offerings of the Basic service, this package provides a deep dive into your final wishes, covering detailed arrangements for your memorial, funeral, or cremation. Everything is meticulously organized into a custom Life Planning Blueprint portfolio and provided on a USB drive.
Life Planning - Family Session:
Facilitate important family discussions regarding your end-of-life plans with our 60-minute Family Session. A professional mediator aids in conveying your intentions and addressing any family concerns, ensuring that your decisions are understood and respected. This session is crucial for maintaining family harmony and making sure everyone is aligned with your final wishes.
ADVANCE DIRECTIVE:
An advance directive is a legal document that allows you to outline your preferences for medical care if you become unable to communicate or make decisions due to illness or incapacity. It typically includes instructions on the types of medical treatment you wish to receive or avoid and may appoint a healthcare proxy to make decisions on your behalf, ensuring your healthcare aligns with your wishes when you're not able to voice them yourself.
POWER OF ATTORNEY:
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A Power of Attorney (POA) is a legal document that grants someone else the authority to act on your behalf in legal or financial matters while you are still capable. The extent of this authority can be specific to certain tasks or broad, but it traditionally does not extend to situations where you become mentally incapacitated unless specified as durable.
LIVING WILL:
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LA legal document that specifies the medical treatments you wish to receive or refuse, particularly concerning life-sustaining procedures, if you are unable to communicate your decisions due to illness or incapacity. It ensures your healthcare preferences are respected when you are most vulnerable.
DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY:
A Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA) is a legal document that designates a trusted individual to handle your affairs if you become incapacitated. Unlike a standard power of attorney, its authority persists even if you lose the ability to make decisions, covering legal, financial, and healthcare matters seamlessly.
Disclaimer:
Our patient advocacy services are designed to support and inform you without directing or influencing your healthcare decisions. We do not make decisions for you nor push you towards any specific treatment options. Our ultimate goal is to empower you with the knowledge and insights needed to make well-informed decisions about your own healthcare, based on your personal preferences and medical needs.
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