Call to Action

2017 Quarter 4: The Quarter of Action

"The call to action for our patients and families is ‘let your voices be heard’! Healthcare needs you to partner with us to design care delivery that is patient and family centric and will improve the quality and safety of healthcare for everyone."

- Lisa Cowan, DNP, FACHE

Director, Regional Clinical Services for Maternal Child Health for Kaiser Permanente

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2020 Quarter 2: Listen to the Radio audio Ashe Memorial Hospital Newsline

Post a Question, your opinion, or your thoughts about the audio recording and what are the "happenings" at your local hospital.

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2020 Quarter 1: Read the article Part III Voice of The Patient "Involve Patients in Staff Hiring"

Would you participate on a hiring panel to interview nursing staff? And, Do you think it's imposing on the person being interviewed for them to have to interview with you- a patient or resident? Is it their right to decline being interviewed by a patient or resident?

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2019 Quarter 4: Read the article Part II Voice of The Patient "Book Sense and the Bedside"

Do facilities in your area have a Equipment and Supplies Committee that patients, consumers, or residents are advisors?

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2019 Quarter 3: The Quarter of Bedside Clinicians and Administrative Boardrooms Listening

*In introspection of the article: From The Bedside To The Boardroom, What About Human Beings?

Where is the CARE within healthCARE?

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2019 Quarter 2: Preventive Healthcare: Health Care Begins At Home

1. Consider how the following factors are/may impact your health:

Environmental Factors
Genetic Disposition
Disease Agents
Lifestyle Choices

2. What measures are you taking to prevent illness and disease.

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2019 Quarter 1: The Quarter of Commitment

Seriously Consider/Ask yourself:

Why is reforming Healthcare in America important to me?
If I were going to making a personal contribution into reforming healthcare, What one contribution am I willing to make? (i.e. Be compliant with medications, Thank my healthcare providers after visits/hospitalizations', Decrease waste by not accepting test, equipment, supplies. prescriptions that I know I don't really need, make a donation to The Healthcare Consumer, management of stress, on...and...on..)
Make a commitment towards change and
Encourage others by sharing your story and results

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2018 Quarter 4: Your Opinion Matters

An important step in participating in reforming America's healthcare is to provide us with recommendations for 2019 improvements.

We invite you to:

Consider ways that The Healthcare Consumer can better meet your needs
Email us your recommendations for The Healthcare Consumer's improvement
Accept our sincerest "Thank you"

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2018 Quarter 3: Know your Representative

An important step in participating in reforming America's healthcare is to know your local Senator and Congressperson.

We invite you to:

Click on Engage
Scroll Down to Resources
Click on the Links
Locate the Name of Your Local Politicians
Contact/Email your Representative expressing the impact of America's Healthcare on you or someone you know, Your opinion about healthcare in America, What you would like the representative to consider doing to improve America's healthcare, and/or anything you deem important to relay to your political representative(s)

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2018 Quarter 2: The Quarter of Awareness

Initiate the conversation.

Initiate a conversation with someone you care about this month. Discuss the topic of Healthcare Reform.

Ask them “What is your role in reforming healthcare in America?” Don’t be surprised if you receive responses like, “I don’t know,” “I have no idea,” or the answer is deflected to someone else or some other entity for the solution.

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2018 Quarter 1: The Quarter of Introspection

Ask yourself:

Do I believe America’s healthcare consumer was represented during Affordable Care Act of 2010 “ObamaCare” formation?
Do I believe America’s healthcare consumer was represented during the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 “TrumpCare” formation?
Do I believe America’s healthcare consumer was represented during the American Health Care Reform Act of 2017 formation?
Do I have a role in in reforming America’s healthcare?

If Yes: What is my role in reforming America’s healthcare? If No: What was my role in Ques. #1-3?

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