Lingo Personal Healthcare Advocacy

03/10/2020

Book online by 3/31 and pay only $59 for your first appointment. Includes online access to your medical history through our secure client portal.

https://lingoadvocacy.com/get-more-info

02/27/2020

02/26/2020

It was great to see my old friends at HMH in Elizabethtown today!

02/24/2020

New payment option available for our clients!

02/22/2020

Being a hospitalized patient is perhaps one of the most disempowering experiences an individual can face.

02/21/2020

"Listening carefully to your doctor and asking questions about a diagnosis or test results can help you get better care. But here's the problem: Just when you should be paying close attention to what your doctor is saying, you may be stunned by the news you just received.

That's when having a health or patient advocate can help."

Former AHRQ Director Carolyn Clancy, M.D., prepared brief, easy-to-understand advice columns for consumers to help navigate the health care system. They address important issues such as how to recognize high-quality health care, how to be an informed health care consumer, and how to choose a hospita...

02/21/2020

02/12/2020

From the article:

Even though he encourages all his patients to have an advocate, only about 70 percent do. “It would be better if it were 100 percent,” he says. “The older you are, the more important it is to have another person with you during visits.”

Another set of ears can ease your health care journey. A Johns Hopkins expert takes you through the benefits of an advocate, how to choose one, and what to share with that person.

02/10/2020

If you have a loved one in a skilled nursing facility, how do you know if the staff is following best practice to prevent pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores? Lingo will spot check every week with the Monitoring Program!

Family members with someone in long-term care need to be knowledgeable and vigilant about decubitus ulcers — the dreaded bedsores.

02/10/2020

Lingo is now accepting new clients for the Monitoring Program for long term care and rehab services. Send a message to get more information!