You fall and gash your hand. You need stitches, which your doctor describes as 12002. Your continuing heartburn problems result in a diagnosis of GERD. But your doctor’s paperwork says you suffer from 530.81. No matter what we patients call our medical challenges, our providers and payers use a different language — medical codes —… Read more »
Helping your aging parents before a crisisI recently heard Dr Dr Alicia Arbaje from the John Hopkins School of
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Long Distance CaregivingOver the holidays I had the opportunity to visit with some high school
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Denial is common when it comes to aging parentsAs Patient Advocates we know everyone has a story. Most stories we hear
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Start the Conversation with your loved ones and your advocateApril 16th is more than just the day after the deadline for filing your
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