What does a patient care advocate do?
What does a patient care advocate do?
A patient advocate helps patients communicate with their healthcare providers so they get the information they need to make decisions about their health care. Patient advocates may also help patients set up appointments for doctor visits and medical tests and get financial, legal, and social support.
What is an independent patient advocate?
Independent patient advocates may focus on one particular disease area, such as cancer. Others focus on billing and health insurance claims. They may help to coordinate care among several providers, accompany patients to medical appointments or sit with them in the hospital.
How do I contact promedica?
Frequently Asked Questions. Find answers to frequently asked questions about billing and insurance. You can also contact us or call 1-844-373-0871. We are available to serve you Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Why would a patient need an advocate?
An advocate is therefore required when a patient has difficulty understanding, retaining and weighing significant information, and/or communicating relevant views, wishes, feelings and beliefs.
Should I hire a patient advocate?
While it may seem prohibitively expensive to pay someone $100 (or more) an hour, a good patient advocate can help save thousands and thousands of dollars in medical bills. This is particularly true when the healthcare providers have made concessions for certain circumstances in the lives of their patients.
Does ProMedica accept Cigna?
It also offers a list of alternate in-network hospitals for Cigna customers to use, including ProMedica Toledo Hospital, ProMedica Toledo’s Children’s Hospital, University of Toledo Medical Center, ProMedica Bay Park Community Hospital, ProMedica Defiance Hospital, Paulding County Hospital, ProMedica Flower Hospital.
What is ProMedica insurance?
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