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Dec 9, 2020
1 min

Health Advocacy: What's It All About?

Listen to Antra and Ciera talk about their inspirations, experiences and motivation behind founding Connected Care Patient Advocates.

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Antra Boyd

Oct 17, 2020
3 min

The Conundrum of Silence in Healthcare

A surgery room incident made me envision a change in the culture of silence that seems embedded within healthcare in this country.

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Antra Boyd

Jul 27, 2020
4 min

Are you engaged?

The era of “the doctor knows best” is over. No more walking into a medical appointment hoping to be told what to do with no questions asked.

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Antra Boyd

Jul 12, 2020
4 min

Stress Less

I'm a registered nurse patient advocate. I help people navigate our dysfunctional disease care system. I mean, why call it health care?...

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Antra Boyd

Jul 3, 2020
5 min

Timeout!

Surgical errors happen all too frequently and contribute to medical that have devastating, sometimes life-ending consequences for patients.

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Antra Boyd

Jul 1, 2020
21 min

Patient Advocacy and An Ovarian Mass

I (Antra) am now the patient. In September of 2018, an ultra-sound of my pelvis revealed a mass the size of an orange.

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Antra Boyd

Jul 30, 2012
1 min

The business of health advocacy

Karen Mercereau has seen more than one patient die a premature death. She cites medical errors and missed diagnoses and as the cause.

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