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People, thinking and projects in the health care universe (and sometimes other places) that inspire

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

10 Ways the Patient Voice Institute is Shaking Things Up

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Launching PVI at HxRefactored So excited! I've been away from this blog for several months because I've been collaboratin...
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Saturday, January 4, 2014

The Gift of Patient Advocates

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When you purchased holiday gifts online this season, did you check customer reviews before you bought? Of course you did. ...
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Friday, September 27, 2013

10 Ways to Achieve a Medical Miracle

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Jess & me Sometimes a medical nightmare teaches us something about our own power. This summer, our daughter Jess recovered from a...
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Monday, August 19, 2013

"I Can't Die Here. It's Too Ugly."

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Award-winning architect Michael Graves To designer and architect Michael Graves, paralyzed from a rare virus and in a wheelchair since...
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Friday, July 19, 2013

For my Daughter, the Patient: a "Golden Cocoon"

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Hospital transport arrives to take my daughter just after 9 AM. We’d been told her ultrasound and X-ray were scheduled for 10 AM, an hour...
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Monday, July 8, 2013

e-Patient Dave: "Humor and Bluntness"

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e-Patient Dave   Six years ago Dave deBronkart (better known as "e-Patient Dave") was battling stage 4 kidney cancer. On...
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Pat Mastors
Doing what I can to promote patient participation, engagement and dignity (that last one will get better with more of the first two, I think). My first career was 20+ years as a news and medical reporter. The patient advocacy chapter started when I lost my father to a preventable hospital-acquired infection. Just this year, thanks to what I learned, I was able to make an important difference when my daughter was hospitalized with a rare nerve disorder. (Life works in strange ways, doesn’t it?) As a reporter, I loved telling stories that uplift and inspire. Fortunately I don’t have to look far to find them in the world of health care. I hope you share these stories, and maybe grab a little inspiration of your own.
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