Jenny Vail-Stencel is a speech and language pathologist who had a vision of something bigger.  She wanted to build a team of like-minded therapists who would be able to provide the best quality services to the children and their families.  She partnered with 2 other healthcare professionals to open Spark Home Healthcare in Denver, CO. At Spark Home Health, it is our vision to create and maintain an environment where our patients, their caregivers and our employees work collaboratively to...

Loretta is a mom, wife, physical therapist, who was diagnosed with breast cancer at 31 years old.  Now at 43, she has some lessons about living she would like to share. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/healthcareadvocacy/message

Jordan Floyd, P.T. DPT from Limitless Therapy and Wellness discusses ways to work outside of the typical insurance model to get what you deserve from your healthcare provider.  It is a great conversation about what IS possible for both patient and clinician. https://www.limitlesstherapyandwellness.com/ Are you looking for more info about Nightlight Inpatient Parent Support? https://mailchi.mp/64aa8061ce9d/nightlightinpatientparentsupport --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor:...

Dr. Nick Suivski, PT, DPT, from Concierge Physical Solutions LLC, discusses why he thinks patients and clinicians should be striving for better than average results. www.conpspt.com [email protected] 772-485-4445 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/healthcareadvocacy/message

The subscribers of the Fall Family Summit 2019 submitted quite a few questions that we did not get a chance to answer on the panel discussion, so I go over the answers we came up with.  If you like what you hear in this episode, watch for the Spring Summit scheduled for early April 2020! Do you want to be a guest on the Healthcare Advocacy Podcast? Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d44afaa23a5fd0-healthcare Did you want more information about Nightlight Parent Support...

This is a very special podcast episode because I am talking with 4 other women who are in the health and wellness space. Whether you are a mom, grandma, uncle or brother you all can benefit from hearing what these ladies have to say about getting ready for fall and boosting your immune system for yourself and for your kids.  Please welcome, Annette Licitra, Elissa Anheim, Lauren Bahr, Misty Giordano and Christine Robenalt. There is still time to sign-up for the Fall Family Summit Register...

Do you search Google for answers about your health or ask FB friends for advice? The internet can be a useful tool, but this information overload can also lead to unintended consequences. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christine-robenalt/message

Dr. Jeremy Sutton, DPT is a physical therapist, dad, husband, author and podcast host. In this episode he talks about 4 ways providers can serve their patients better. 1) Acknowledge your patient's concerns. Don't ignore them. 2) Develop an understanding, by asking questions, of how the patient's current state (pain, illness, injury) potentially causes uncertainty in one's life outside of the clinic or hospital. Fear and a feeling of powerlessness may be influencing someone's action or...

On this episode, Dr. Katie Hohman, P.T. DPT, discusses how insurance companies put up some obstacles for private practice owners and patients alike when it comes to delivering and receiving physical therapy services. But there is an upside!  You (clinical, practice owner or patient) can be better educated and make better choices when you advocate for yourself and keep track of all of the phone calls, emails and correspondence. https://hohmanrehab.com/ https://www.heno.io/ --- This episode...

What things need to be included in a letter of medical necessity? https://mailchi.mp/64aa8061ce9d/nightlightinpatientparentsupport --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christine-robenalt/message

Annette Licitra is a health coach and a classically trained chef.  After a 20 year struggle with digestive, skin and urinary issues, she sought a more holistic approach to treating her conditions.  She changed her career and found her passion to really live a life she loves and spread her knowledge with hundreds of people in the Chicagoland area and beyond. http://passionettepalate.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christine-robenalt/message

Dr. Kerstin Palombaro, P.T. DPT, FNCP, discusses how in the spirit of service learning, pro-bono wellness and Physical Therapy clinics can give people  access to needed services as well as teach P.T. students the "real-world" workings of a therapy clinic. Check out these links for more information about the work Kerstin and her colleagues are doing! http://theprobononetwork.com http://chestercommunitypt.com

In this episode Christine does a solo interview on her journey to having her children. https://crobenalt.wixsite.com/empowermept https://sweetpeainfantmass.wixsite.com/sweetpeapediatricwel

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In this episode Brittany Heckenberg tells her story about her son Henry's mysterious diagnosis.  Henry was just shy of 2 years old when he began to experience multi-system shutdown which landed him in the hospital for over 40 days.  Hear how she felt dismissed by the specialists, but nevertheless continued to ask questions and engage her son's team until they did eventually identified his disease . Check out what else Brittany has done to support and advocate for her...

Christine talks about some difficulties she faced this past April as she tried to get certain blood tests and answers as to why certain foods aren’t tolerated well. If you would like to be featured on this podcast or even just share your story, reach out to Christine at [email protected]

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