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Welcome to DiagKNOWsis Media & Family of Websites

In 2004, Trisha Torrey suffered a heinous and frightening cancer misdiagnosis.  Instead of filing lawsuits or blaming others, she founded DiagKNOWsis, a series of activities which focuses on improving outcomes from healthcare through patient empowerment and patient advocacy.

DiagKNOWsis activities include:


DiagKNOWsis Research Homepage
DiagKNOWsis
Empowers patients with the internet tools needed to make tough medical decisions. 
Includes links to helpful websites for diseases, conditions, treatments, and help with medical terminology, patient safety, drug information and more.

www.DiagKNOWsis.org/homepage


EveryPatientsAdvocate.com
Every Patient's Advocate:
Empowering Patients and Their Advocates

Trisha Torrey, Every Patient's Advocate, offers these columns and podcasts with advice about being a sharp patient.  Find information here for patients, providers, patient advocates and navigators.
See also, her blog at:  EveryPatientsAdvocate.com/blog

AdvoConnection.com
AdvoConnection
Provides access to patient advocates, case managers, care givers, elder care, home health and other forms of patient assistants
who may be able to help patients and their loved ones manage their health care challenges. 
AdvoConnection Advocate Membership WebsiteAdvoConnection for Advocates and Navigators
Provides business support to those people who have devoted their careers to helping patients. Members apply to AdvoConnection, and once accepted, are listed in the directory patients find available at AdvoConnection, plus marketing and business help for their businesses.
AdvoConnection BlogAdvoConnection Blog
We blog on occasion about health advocacy: how advocates help patients, patient advocacy as a career, how to find a health or patient advocate, patient advocacy success stories, and more.
You Bet Your Life! by Trisha TorreyYou Bet Your Life!
The 10 Mistakes Every Patient Makes

(How to Fix Them to Get the Healthcare You Deserve)


by Trisha Torrey
Every Patient's Advocate

Buy it now!

You Bet Your Life Website
The Health Advocate's Marketing HandbookThe Health Advocate's Marketing Handbook
by Trisha Torrey
Every Patient's Advocate

For health advocates, including Patient Advocates, Patient Navigators, Case Managers, Midwives, Doulas, Therapists, Health Coaches, Yoga Instructors, Acupuncturists, Massage Therapists, Elder Care Professionals, Nursing Home Advisors, Medical Bill Reviewers, Health Insurance Advisors, Medical Legal Advisors and other health advocates. 

From low- and no- cost marketing tactics to development of your marketing plan, this book will assist patient and health advocates to improve their marketing spend, and grow their businesses.

The Health Advocate's Marketing Handbook Website
healthcare speaker Healthcare Speaker - Trisha Torrey
Trisha speaks to patients about improving their medical outcomes through patient empowerment.  She speaks to providers and industry professionals about truly making patients the center of their work to create win-win-win scenarios.

If you are looking for a speaker for your next health care event, you'll want to check Trisha's calendar.  See her great reviews at:

Health Care Speaker Information 
About.com Guide to Patient Empowerment

http://patients.about.com

About.com:  Guide to Patient Empowerment
The founder of DiagKNOWsis, Trisha Torrey, is the About.com guide (expert) to Patient Empowerment.  Find more tools, and plenty of good advice about communicating with providers, getting an accurate diagnosis, staying safe in a healthcare environment and more at http://patients.about.com   
Bad Doctors in the News Bad Doctors in the News
When you are looking for information about a doctor you would like to see, his or her license may not reflect some of the behaviors that would make him or her a bad choice.  You may find more information about this doctor at www.BadDoctorsintheNews.com
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Social Networking
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Find Trisha Torrey online at:

Twitter:  @TrishaTorrey
LinkedIn:  http://www.linkedin.com/in/trishatorrey
Facebook:  Every Patient's Advocate
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Updated March 2012