Your medical care includes YOU in the process. BBM Advocate will learn what your health priorities are and will help you focus on them as you move through the time of medical need.
Belynda’s philosophy is a “patient first” model – ensuring that your needs are recognized and honored first and consistently throughout the process.
Attend Medical Visits
- Pre-medical appointment
- Meet with client to discuss scope and appropriate questions for the upcoming medical specialty appointment
- Go into exam – take notes and record session
- Record answers to questions we have composed together
- Bring past medical history documents if needed
- Give recording and/or transcription of appointment to client
Post Medical Appointment
- Meet to process information presented at appointment and discuss next steps
Home Assessment to prepare for coming home after hospitalization
Driving Services to appointments
Attend Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) or Individualized Education Program (IEP)
- Listen to student and family
- Assist with making a plan to meet needs
- Meet with school Special Education team to express students needs
- Follow up with student, family, and team