Calling Would Be Patient Advocates

I've seen it coming for several years now.

Apart from my work here at About.com, I call myself Every Patient's Advocate. My writing and speaking is aimed at the general you; outside of helping myself and loved ones navigate healthcare, I've never attempted to hold someone's hand individually to navigate the healthcare system.

But some of you do. And many more of you want to. I hear from you often, and while I can steer you to the articles I've written about becoming a patient advocate, I can't give you first-hand accounts of the actual work itself.

But patient advocacy, or the work of patient navigators, is beginning to hit a tipping point of conversation. I am thrilled!

The proof is in two excellent resources that were published this week:

From NPR: Patient Advocates, Tips from You and Advocates Help Patients Navigate Health Care Maze (which features my colleague and friend, Dr. Jonathan Fine's Bedside Advocates program)

From Encore Careers: Encore Navigators Improve Health, Reduce Costs I expect we'll see many more of these fine articles. If you see one you'd like me to read, will you let me know?

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