Ultimate Healthcare for Seniors

January 9, 2020

How Do You Trust Your Doctor to do What’s Right?

In the old days, doctors knew their patients and their lives. They knew the family, they knew the family’s medical history, they went to the weddings, funerals, graduations, christenings, bar mitzvahs. The doctor was always invited to these events and they knew how much their patients ate, drank and smoked. 

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Medical Care & the Diabetic Patient

July 3, 2019

Healthcare vs Medical Care: Knowing the Difference is Powerful

We seem to hear a lot in the news about "Healthcare".When I hear the news say "Health Care for everyone", I cringe because we really don’t want Healthcare, we want Medical Care. Let’s look at the differences between the two. Medical Care has never been better. Getting MEDICAL CARE means

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Ultimate Healthcare for Seniors

June 18, 2019

I’ll put my cell phone away when you put your computer away.

“I’ll put my cell phone away when you put your computer away,” said the patient. These were the very words I heard upon opening the door and stepping into the exam room. As I stood waiting for him to look up, I was already looking at my computer for his

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Caregiving Mastery

July 12, 2018

Patient Advocates Can Save Your Money & Your Life.

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Legal & Financial Rights

February 13, 2018

Why I ask insurance agents for their social security number.

This is why I refuse to do peer to peer pre authorization calls. I’m actually trying to save the insurance company money by ordering out patient studies and prevent patient from going to the ER. If it needs a peer to peer, I just send them to the ER for

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Ultimate Healthcare for Seniors

November 4, 2017

5 Reasons Why Collecting Your Medical History and Medical Records Are So Important

Did you know that there’s an easy way to improve the healthcare you receive? According to the AARP, tracking and keeping your medical information in one place is that way. If you know your own history, you can be your own best advocate. It also works as a great tool if

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Legal & Financial Rights

October 10, 2017

Medicine is SO Frustrating…

I went in for my annual mammogram.  The radiology center now has this kiosk where you sign in.  So, I started signing in.  Five minutes into this procedure, it says, “Your copay is $224.00”.  And, of course, you can’t keep signing in unless you stick your credit card in the

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Legal & Financial Rights

July 15, 2017

Feds Charge 412 Medical Professionals with Billing Fraud and Improper Opioid Prescribing

Today, I am reminded how important a Patient Best® Advocate is to the patient, their family and our healthcare system. Attorney General Jeff Sessions just announced 412 medical professionals caught with over billing and worse, feeding the opioid addiction which is already rampant in the USA today. Had the patient

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