I started brainstorming and searching around online for answers. What I found was exciting: Private patient advocacy is an emerging field that brings together nursing and medicine with social work and research, and includes the fields of insurance and patient education.
And get this—there’s a professional organization of private patient advocates just forming: the National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants (nahac.com), along with an (affordable!) online credentialing program at Healthcare Liaisons, LLC. The biggest benefit of joining these groups is that you don’t have to know everything about healthcare, but you can bet with the networking available, you can find answers to virtually every question you might have.
What’s the real beauty of becoming a private patient advocate? Finally, I’m able to give more to help.
What are some of the things I do?
In no time, I was totally immersed in my new occupation. I attended a workshop and a conference in Berkeley, Calif.; formed business relationships with other professionals; built my Website (CaringEdge.com); got my insurance and business licenses; and was up and running in no time.
Our time as nurses has come. We have a lot of knowledge and untapped talent for our communities. We can make a difference.
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