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	<title>Every Patient's Advocate</title>
	
	<link>http://trishatorrey.com</link>
	<description>A blog about patient empowerment, advocacy, safety, consumerism and tools to navigate the dysfunction of American health care.</description>
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		<title>Sometimes It’s Better to Just Say No</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/05/03/sometimes-its-better-to-just-say-no/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 19:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Story One: When I was a child (and we&#8217;re talking a lo-o-o-ng time ago &#8211; when doctors made house calls)&#8230; if I got an earache, I would suffer.  REALLY suffer. Mom would drip some warm oil into my ear, and then stuff some cotton in behind it. She&#8217;d give me an orange flavored baby aspirin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time to Put a Stop to Drive-by-Doctoring</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/04/19/put-a-stop-to-drive-by-doctoring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of my readers know, I speak at meetings and conferences fairly frequently, and most often to groups of patients and caregivers. The focus of the talks I give is usually on a patient empowerment topic &#8211; ranging from how to communicate with your doctor, to how to stay safe in the hospital, to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>True Confessions – My Take on Health Care Reform</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/04/04/true-confessions-my-take-on-health-care-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/04/04/true-confessions-my-take-on-health-care-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Follow the Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health /Medical Consumerism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare Reform]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week we watched (or more likely heard summaries during newscasts of) the Supreme Court&#8217;s (SCOTUS Supreme Court of the United States) hearings on American healthcare reform (AKA The ACA, Affordable Care Act.)  For those of us engaged in health-related issues every day, it was fascinating to watch the transition, and the voices of pundits, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Tutor Who Tooted the Flute…</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/03/14/a-tutor-who-tooted-the-flute/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/03/14/a-tutor-who-tooted-the-flute/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://trishatorrey.com/?p=1714</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a conversation with a friend the other day, I was explaining the need for patient advocates (which she got immediately) &#8211; and the &#8220;tutor tongue-twister&#8221; came to mind.  Do you know it? A tutor who tooted the flute, Tried to tutor two tooters to toot, Said the two to the tutor, &#8220;It&#8217;s tougher to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who’s Really a Patient? Skewed Opinions Result from Inside Information</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/02/26/who-really-is-a-patient-skewed-opinions-result-from-inside-information/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/02/26/who-really-is-a-patient-skewed-opinions-result-from-inside-information/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Doctor Communication]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://trishatorrey.com/?p=1693</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[That seems like a fairly simple question, don&#8217;t you think?  Who really is a patient? But the answer is actually more complex than you might realize. Among the possibilities: 1.  anyone who has ever accessed medical care is a patient &#8211; which includes everyone, no matter what their relationship is to the healthcare system (so, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Rob a Bank When You Can Make More Money by Counterfeiting Drugs?</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/02/16/why-rob-a-bank-when-you-can-make-more-money-by-counterfeiting-drugs/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/02/16/why-rob-a-bank-when-you-can-make-more-money-by-counterfeiting-drugs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://trishatorrey.com/?p=1682</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Want to make millions of dollars quickly while risking only a few months in prison if (and that&#8217;s a big IF) you&#8217;re caught?  It&#8217;s not difficult at all. Just set yourself up as a distributor of counterfeit drugs in the United States. This week&#8217;s announcement by the FDA that a counterfeit version of Avastin, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Patient Empowerment Tips to Post on Your Refrigerator Door</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/02/02/10-patientempowerment-tips-for-your-refrigerator-door/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/02/02/10-patientempowerment-tips-for-your-refrigerator-door/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Patient Empowerment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patient Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patient Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patients]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://trishatorrey.com/?p=1655</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The information center in many homes is the refrigerator door.  From family photos, to postcards to magnets from pizza shops, to phone numbers and kids&#8217; artwork &#8211; the important ephemera of our lives can be found on refrigerator doors. So today I thought I would share some advice that is worth cutting out and sticking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 2012 Elections and the Issue of Healthcare Reform</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/01/19/2012-elections-issue-healthcare-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/01/19/2012-elections-issue-healthcare-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Health Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare Reform]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This column first appeared in the Syracuse Post Standard January 17, 2012 During both the 2008 and 2010 elections, the issue of reforming the American healthcare system was the focus of overwhelming amounts of misinformation and disinformation. Remember the email about Senior Death Panels?  It explained that the healthcare reform bill would allow Medicare to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Most Important Health Resolution for 2012</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/01/05/your-most-important-health-resolution-for-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2012/01/05/your-most-important-health-resolution-for-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health /Medical Consumerism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare Reform]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This column first appeared in the Syracuse Post Standard January 3, 2012 When considering health-related resolutions, you probably expect me to wax poetic on the virtue of losing weight or quitting smoking.  But no, this resolution actually trumps them both. Perhaps the most important health resolution you can make for 2012 is to establish a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Ultimate Gift – Organ Donation</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/12/22/the-ultimate-gift-organ-donation/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/12/22/the-ultimate-gift-organ-donation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This column first appeared in the Syracuse Post Standard December 20, 2011 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; I live in Central New York State, where we are grieving the loss of 17-year-old Taylor Fleming who died in a car accident last week. In the face of their unimaginable heartbreak and pain, Taylor’s parents decided to donate her organs and [...]]]></description>
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