Care Navigators LLC

04/02/2013

Many people don't understand that while physicians have a tremendous amount of knowledge we know our own bodies better than anyone.
It is always appropriate to ask, question, and be an active participant in all decisions about our health care.
Frequently Care Navigators can facilitate the empowerment of our clients to be excellent consumers of health care. We explain why tests are being ordered, options to consider, and encourage our clients to expect the best outcomes. How can we help you?


http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2013/03/practice-engaged-patient-choose-adventure.html

What are you going to do if your gut tells you that your doctor’s recommendation isn’t right for you?

04/01/2013

Caring for an ailing parent, or parents can be so stressful. It cal take a toll on every aspect of your life, including your marriage. Having a Care Navigator allows the care taker to be fully engaged in the parents care without the stress of attending the Dr's appointments. Care Navigators also assist in making sure there is excellent communication between the entire care team, and can help the client make important life transition decisions.

http://caringformyparents.org/how-to-preserve-your-marriage-as-you-care-for-aging-parents/

to care givers. Caring for your aging parents can introduce a new strain on any marriage. Caring.com published an article discussing how to preserve your marriage as you care for aging parents. While no list of tips can solve every marital strain or prevent marital strain, we can benefit from re-vis...

03/30/2013

Having a Care Navigator can drastically reduce mistakes and misunderstandings. The role of the Care Navigator is communication to every member of the medical team, making sure that every aspect of the clients medical care is understood. Care Navigators work in tandem with the practitioner to assure quality outcomes.

http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2013/03/reducing-medical-errors-learn-dreamliner.html

When I look to the airline industry for analogies, as I often do, the Boeing 787 "Dreamliner" comes to mind.

03/29/2013

Do you really know what you are signing when you go to the hospital? CARE NAVIGATORS LLC will help you be a well informed client who is actively involved in making good choices for their health care. http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2013/03/sign-real-informed-consent.html

Before patients can become savvy consumers of healthcare, they need information about their healthcare choices.

02/13/2012

"Despite all of the excitement about value-driven care, there is a remarkable lack of clarity about what “value” means in this context. Moreover, though providing better outcomes at lower costs may be a noble goal for a health care organization, a system organized around competition to achieve this objective is not functional in a market-based health care economy." "It is also completely unclear how competition based on value, defined as the “health outcome per dollar expended,” will succeed in lowering costs. Organizations can certainly succeed in lowering costs internally using Lean production methods, but in the marketplace, health organizations compete on their ability to make money."

A really good article written by a medical student Nathan Favini. It has been proven that The most expensive health care offered doesn't equate to good outcomes. Read the entire article at: KevinMD.com

02/11/2012

I am so excited to announce the Care Navigators LLC was chosen as one of the top 3 entrepreneurial business ideas at the Entrepreneurs Summit 2012
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I look forward to using the knowledge i got from some of the best entrepreneurs in America to move Care Navigators LLC forward.

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11/30/2011

I am my best evidence about why the presence of a Care Navigator at every Doctor visit can make a difference in understanding and compliance.
I had major back surgery a week and a half ago. When I went to my follow up appointment yesterday. I was prepared with the information he needed to know and the questions I needed answered.
The Dr came in the room and began talking. He answered all my questions, told me when to come back and it was over. As my husband and I walked out of the office I looked at him and said "Do you remember anything he told me to do?" My husband looked at me and said "you do this for a living you didn't take notes and now you can't remember?"
I was too busy being the patient and didn't catch and retain about 50% of what was said.
I should have had a Care Navigator. How much do you remember from your Drs appointments?

11/10/2011

People in the United States think that we have the greatest health care in the world. While there are many caring compassionate care givers the truth is they are pushed to make decisions based upon what the insurance company will pay for. They have to fight for every cent from insurance companies, medicare, and medicaid. The patient is no longer the center of the care equation. Read More from KevinMD.com

11/09/2011

Having all of your medical directives discussed, signed, and copies sent to a loved one will insure that your health care wishes are followed. What should you have?
Medical Power of Attorney
A document, signed by a competent adult, i.e., "principal," designating a person that the principal trusts to make health care decisions on the principal's behalf should the principal be unable to make such decisions. The individual chosen to act on the principal's behalf is referred to as an "agent."
Be sure that your "agent" knows or has in writing how your care is to be handled if you are unable to speak for yourself.

11/01/2011

The key to having a successful doctor's visit is to be able to get your questions answered and your health assessed in the shortest time. Preparation is everything. Write down the 3 things your Dr needs to know and the 3 things you need to know from your Dr. Doing this improves the information exchange and makes you a better health care consumer.

10/20/2011

Do you have any idea what your "Medical Mind" is. Do you believe in using the latest technology or do you lean toward more natural or time tested treatments? A new book by an Endrocrinologist Dr Pamela Hatzband and her husband an Oncologist, Dr Jerome Groopman give you a roadmap to making the best medical decisions for you.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/10/18/141452717/making-sense-of-your-medical-math

Sooner or later most people who are trying to make a medical decision have to decipher statistics that describe how successful a particular treatment is likely to be. It's not as hard a task as you might think.

10/11/2011

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