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Bonnie Friedman is the author of Hospital Warrior: How to Get the Best Care for Your Loved One and can be reached at Hospital Warrior. Sara L. Merwin is the co-author of The Informed Patient: A Complete Guide to a Hospital Stay.

Making time for patient advocacy is more important now than ever

Bonnie Friedman and Sara L. Merwin, MPH
Patient
July 18, 2020

“Time is generally the best doctor,” according to the Roman poet Ovid. But these days, in the middle of the pandemic, what doctor has time?

Health care professionals already have 29-hour days. In many places, hospitals are at or near capacity because of Covid-19 cases. Some hospitals and staff are functioning in crisis mode; chaos reigns, particularly in areas where the surge came on suddenly.  As a result, clinicians are stretched …

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Making time for patient advocacy is more important now than ever

Who should advocate for older patients in the hospital?

Bonnie Friedman and Sara L. Merwin, MPH
Conditions
August 22, 2019

It’s often said that pediatricians and veterinarians have the hardest jobs in medicine because their patients can’t tell them where it hurts. But the same is often true for the health care professionals treating older patients who can’t communicate well or don’t fully understand what’s being explained to them.

So, whose job is it to advocate for these patients? The answer is that everyone on the medical team must play a …

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