Patient Advocacy: the 4-paragraph letter
For people impacted by chronic illness, getting involved in patient advocacy can be empowering. More
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July 14, 2023
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Attitudes about Socialization, Clinical Trials, Medication Use & Treatments in People of Color with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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December 1, 2022
The Patient Helpline: Providing Help is a Team Effort
Our Patient Helpline service (previously Patients Rising Concierge) is all about connecting patients and caregivers
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November 2, 2022
Making Opioid Reversal Medications Available to Those At Risk for Overdose
We recently talked about the standing orders and third-party prescriptions. These make naloxone available at
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September 14, 2022
How You Can Access the Medication to Save Someone from Opioid Overdose
A Standing Order is a mechanism by which a healthcare provider (or State health officer)
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August 12, 2022
The Power to Have Your Medical Record Where and When You Need It: Patients Rising and Tamvoes
A major goal for us at Patients Rising is to provide healthcare-related support to our
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August 8, 2022
Chronic Pain Patients: What to Do When You Can’t Get Care
Chronic pain patients reach out to Patients Rising regularly. Invariably they tell us, they once
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May 24, 2022
Help! There’s an Error in My Medical Record and the Hospital Refuses to Correct It
Our Patient Helpline navigator program is an online, phone and email support service for patients and caregivers.
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April 14, 2022
Capturing Wellbeing in Vulnerable Communities During Covid, Using Images
In May of 2020, Laura Sinko a mental health nurse and PhD researcher at University
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February 22, 2022
A Survey to Better Understand the Role of Transportation in Healthcare
In the process of talking with people all around the country, we’ve learned that transportation
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February 17, 2022
Patients Rising and Bezzy PsA team up to support Psoriatic Arthritis Community
In February of 2022, Patients Rising joined missions with Healthline.com and Bezzy Psa, in a
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February 2, 2022
In Spain, Angela Fought Disability Discrimination in School – It’s Not Just the U.S.
In the United States, we turn to the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Section
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December 22, 2021