Healthcare 101

These days, if you visit a physician’s office, go to the emergency room, or see your dentist, you may receive some paperwork regarding an “EMR.”  Like most people, you’re probably unfamiliar with the acronym and wonder, “What is an EMR?” An EMR is an essential part of your modern healthcare record. And understanding an EMR’s…

  Most likely, to maintain a record to track your finances, you access online banking apps which track your spending and banking history. But if you’re like most people, you probably don’t keep digital records of your personal health information or that of your loved ones. If you don’t, it’s a good time to start!…

Successful medication management — the process of organizing, scheduling, and ensuring the safe use of medications – typically takes the help and experience of a community pharmacist. And more and more, it is important to have a pharmacist on your team, especially if you are taking medication regularly.  A CDC report states that about 45.8%…

Because of a health crisis in my family, I got off the sidelines and onto the court by following a few key self-advocacy tips for better health. I learned that my health and getting the care I deserved — is not a spectator sport. I needed to collaborate and actively participate and become my own…

When you take a leading role in your healthcare with your provider as an expert facilitator, you can create a mind-shift that can lead to a better healthspan. What does it mean to shift perspective and think of healthspan vs. lifespan? First, it means you now play a leading role in your health. When you…

Americans aren’t confident about their ability to navigate the healthcare system. In a poll using Google Consumer Surveys of 1,500 people, it was found that almost 27% of respondents avoided medical treatment because of the complexities of the healthcare system. What’s more, a third of respondents were unable to define basic health insurance terms like…