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The most important role of the case manager is to advocate while educating. Case managers must advocate on the client’s behalf to get each client the right resources and the right care at the right time and by the right provider–all while considering the patient’s own resources and abilities. Clients need to understand the information they have been given and the implications for their future, while learning how to manage and navigate the landscape on their own. The workers compensation patient has an additional learning curve …

Going to see your doctor these days can be like sitting an exam. You have to get all your information ready beforehand, and then when you are in the examination you have to try and remember everything that might be important. Effective communication is the key to getting the most out of your doctor – so how do you do that? Here are 5 top tips on how:
1)      Prepare. Before you even leave your home, list all the symptoms you can, whether or not you think they are relevant. If …

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I attend physician appointments with my patients every day.  I am always surprised at the lack of questions posed from the patient and/or family members.  When did we decide that the doctor knows best and we should simply take his or her advice without questioning the why, how come, and what is my alternative?  A story in Better Health suggested that there are typically five reasons patients fail to ask questions.
1.  Fear-In my practice I do feel that there is a fear of many of my patients that …

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Have you ever had the difficult task of convincing your senior person they need assistance with their daily life.  Typically these conversations don’t go over very well.  It is a difficult decision to make when a family member is no longer able to live alone without assistance in order to ensure safety and maintain quality of life.  In my family full of stubborn folks, (see, I get it honestly) I have seen first hand the resistance in bringing in a home health aide. When my …