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Healthcare reform advocacy groups in the United States are non-profit organizations in the US who have as one of their primary goals healthcare reform in the United States. These notable organizations address issues such as universal healthcare , national health insurance , and single-payer healthcare .
Patient advocacy, as a hospital-based practice, grew out of this patient rights movement: patient advocates (often called patient representatives) were needed to protect and enhance the rights of patients at a time when hospital stays were long and acute conditions—heart disease, stroke and cancer—contributed to the boom in hospital growth.
A patient's bill of rights is a list of guarantees for those receiving medical care. It may take the form of a law or a non-binding declaration. Typically a patient's bill of rights guarantees patients information, fair treatment, and autonomy over medical decisions, among other rights.
During the same time period (2007–2009) another organization, the Alliance of Professional Health Advocates, [19] was established to support private patient advocates wishing to expand their knowledge, establish their credentials, and grow or expand their independent private health advocacy businesses. The organization has expanded its reach ...
The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) was passed by the United States Congress in 1990 as an amendment to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.Effective on December 1, 1991, this legislation required many hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, hospice providers, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), and other health care institutions to provide information about ...
[9] [10] [2] Patient-centered outcomes research involves questions and outcomes that are "meaningful and important to patients and caregivers" [11] in order to help those individuals make informed decisions for their own care. As of 2019, there have been 65 research standards developed to support patient-centered outcomes research. [12]
Health Advocate, Inc. is a US national health advocacy, patient advocacy and assistance company. [1] The privately held company was founded in 2001 by former Aetna executives [ 2 ] and is headquartered in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania , currently run by Teleperformance .
By the spring of 2008 it had, according to TechCrunch, "captured a six percent market share of directory assistance calls." At that time, Jingle Networks received 20 million calls per month. [4] Since that peak, the company has reported fewer calls, around 15 million per month, as consumers shift to smart-phones to get directory information. [5]