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Are your medical appointments too short, leaving you with
unanswered questions?

Are you struggling with a difficult medical diagnosis?

Do you need help communicating
with your doctor?

Are you fearful you may
have been misdiagnosed
or may be the victim of a medical error?

Do you need to get a hold
of your medical records,
and then translate
what they mean?

Are you facing a
surgery or a hospital stay?

Updated: July 07, 2010

O Magazine comes calling!

If you've read the August 2010 issue of O Magazine, you may have seen an article entitled Someone on Your Side (A new prescription for navigating the medical maze.) Trisha is quoted, along with AdvoConnection member patient advocates.
Read more about finding a patient advocate who can help you.

Or, if you are looking for more information about Trisha's book, You Bet Your Life! The 10 Mistakes Every Patient Makes (How to Fix Them to Get the Health Care You Deserve), you can find that here.

Author, newspaper columnist, radio talk show host, About.com patient empowerment expert, blogger, and dynamic healthcare speaker, Trisha Torrey, is Every Patient's Advocate^SM.

She provides information and practical suggestions to help you take responsibility for your own medical decisions, and partner with your doctors to attain the best outcomes possible for your medical situation. She can help you learn to be a good health care consumer, and to understand patient safety and patient advocacy.

Her goal is to empower patients with the tools they need to improve their chances for a good medical outcome.

Read Trisha's columns, read or listen to her Every Patient's Advocate tips, invite her to speak at your next conference or meeting or learn about why Trisha does this work.

Read Trisha's book:

You Bet Your Life!
The 10 Mistakes Every Patient Makes
(How to Fix Them to
Get The Health Care You Deserve)
Learn more.

Book signings, news and appearances.

You Bet Your Life!

Thanks for stopping by.

ADDITIONAL NEWS

Featured by:

US News and World Report, NPR, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Fox News logos

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Do You Need to
Find a Patient Advocate
to Help You?
Announcing the launch of
AdvoConnection.com !

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US News and World Report
Features Trisha Torrey
"Getting Medical Advice on the Web from Other Patients"

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Consumer's Union
Safe Patient Project
Shares Trisha's Story

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Torrey Named One of
CNN's Heroes of
Patient Empowerment

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What do do if your child's doctor
is always late
from WSJ MarketWatch

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Improving Physician Satisfaction by Educating Patients
from Health Leaders' Media

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Counterfeit Drugs Interview
from No to Fakes

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Reducing Radiology Abuse
from Bottom Line Secrets

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Become Your Own Advocate
from the
Sarasota Herald Tribune

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NEW! EPA Quoted on CreditCards.com:
How to Prevent
Medical Identity Theft

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EPA Quoted in Angie's List Magazine:
Learn About Doctor's Board Certification

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EPA Quoted on NPR:
Choosing a Doctor in the Digital Age

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EPA Quoted in Wall Street Journal, "Your Doctor's Business Ties Are Your Business, Too"

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CNN's Empowered Patient Tells Trisha's Misdiagnosis Story:
Follow Up Information Found Here

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ADDITIONAL NEWS

ADDITIONAL MEDIA

NEW! Get Smart!(phones) to Improve Your Health

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Finding Help for Your Healthcare System Complaints

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Medical Identity Theft - When Identity Theft Becomes Dangerous

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Genetic Testing:
Would You? Should You?

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Report Problem Drugs and Malfunctioning Medical Devices

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HealthLink on Air Listeners:
Finding Credible Internet Health Information

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Relatives and Friends Can Get Your Medical Records, Too

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Read Behind the Headlines:
Ten Questions Help You Assess Medical News Stories

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Confused by some aspect
or your healthcare?
The answer may be:
Follow the Money!

Link to a list of all media here.

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Find more articles at:

LINK TO TRISHA'S PERSONAL BLOG
or
TRISHA'S EMPOWERMENT BLOG AT ABOUT.COM

Find more from Trisha at:

Guide to Patient Empowerment

Find health and medical reports and Trisha's commentary
on a variety of
patient empowerment topics.

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Every Patients Advocate^TM
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