Solve Problems & Plan Solutions
Overwhelmed by a diagnosis, or caring for an aging parent from a distance? An RN sits down with you, makes sense of the situation, and builds a plan.
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What an RN patient advocate does
Working for you — not for a hospital or an insurer.
Amy DuBois, RN, BCPA, works across three areas of need. Families often start in one and move into another as circumstances change: a planning conversation becomes a hospital stay, and a hospital stay becomes ongoing coordination between specialists.
Acute Issues & Hospital Advocacy
When a hospitalization happens, Amy is there — informing the medical team, following the stay, and managing the transition home to prevent readmission.
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Ongoing Care Coordination
Medical records assembled, medications reviewed for interactions, appointments attended, and every physician on your case kept informed.
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Solve Problems & Plan Solutions
- Are you trying to care for your aging parent from a long distance?
- Are you feeling overwhelmed and need guidance to understand the health issues?
- Do you leave the doctor's office feeling uncertain of what was said to you?
- Do you need assistance in exploring the options your care team presented?
Acute Issues & Hospital Advocacy
- Inform the hospital-based medical team of health, medication and treatment histories of the client
- Follow the progress of the hospitalization to improve patient/family understanding and communication with the medical team
- Assist in the post-hospitalization transition to reduce the need for re-hospitalization
- Facilitate communication to the private physicians and other related providers (therapists, rehab personnel) of the events of the hospitalization
Ongoing Care Coordination
- Obtain previous medical records to formulate a medical summary for all the physicians on the case
- Medication review for potential interactions and education to the client about their medicine
- Accompany the client to his/her doctor appointments to ensure the questions are being asked and that the plan is understood
- Facilitate communication between all the physicians involved to ensure all members of your team are informed with up-to-date information
- Educate the client and family on the health issues, care and options available
- Assist the client/designee to become independent in their care
- Evaluate needs to make the client's environment safer
- Coordinate follow-up tests/appointments
We serve the Entire Southern Arizona Community
Serving Tucson, Oro Valley, Marana, Sahuarita, Green Valley, and Tubac
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Granted by the Patient Advocate Certification Board to Amy DuBois, the credential of Board Certified Patient Advocate. Certificate number on file. Date issued: .