Just three weeks after its debut, Patient Advocacy Matters, by Teri Dreher, CEO and Founder of NShore Patient Advocates, celebrated another milestone as she achieved the distinction of best-selling book in “health insurance” and “Medicaid and Medicare” among over 8 million books that are available on the book distribution giant, Amazon.com. Dreher, also a 2016 honoree on the Chicago Business Journal’s list of Women of Influence, topped off the year celebrating five years of advocating on behalf of patients in need with her Chicago-based, advocacy firm, NShore Patient Advocates. The firm celebrated five years of protecting patient’s rights and helping patients receive optimum medical care. It also seemed fitting to debut her medical, behind-the-scenes, tell-all book, which pulls back the curtain as it pertains to the medical world and health care.
“I’m excited and proud to celebrate this milestone with my colleagues,” says Dreher. “We look forward to working harder to move the conversation forward about patient’s rights. This story-driven collection is rich with practical tips and information to help health care recipients optimize their health care in many ways, such as avoiding medical calamities–something that happens far too often in the medical community. Patient Advocacy Matters also hopes to assist patients in asking the right questions when it comes to recommended treatment options; navigating the Affordable Care Act; the ins and outs of Medicare and more.”
About NShore Patient Advocates
NShore Patient Advocates, established in 2011, operates throughout the Chicago area and is strictly and completely patient-care motivated. They are a group with highly-specialized, clinical experience and training that serves to assist the patient’s needs at the highest level. NShore Patient Advocates prides itself on the personalized care and protection they offer to their clients. Many refer to the NShore firm as, “being as good as having a nurse in the family.” As far as Dreher and her associates are concerned, “It doesn’t matter who writes the check, our goal is to protect the patient’s best interests, and only the patient.”
About Teri
With over 36 years of clinical experience in Critical Care nursing, home-based health care and expertise as a cardiovascular nurse clinician, Teri Dreher has served as a nursing leader, mentor, educator and patient advocate throughout her career in some of the leading hospitals across the country. Her passion for patient safety and her drive to keep the patient at the center of the American health care system led her to incorporate North Shore Patient Advocates in 2011 (Dba NShore Patient Advocates), serving clients throughout the northern suburbs of Chicago. She is also an inspirational speaker, writer and private patient advocate who helps young and old alike navigate personal health challenges successfully, while saving lives, financial resources and time. She specializes in complex multisystem health management and provision of premium health referrals.
Dreher is a member of the National Association of Professional Health Advocacy Consultants, Association of Professional Health Advocates, and the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association. She frequently speaks to consumers on topics related to health care safety, self-advocacy and the growing challenges of senior orphans in America.
For more information about Teri Dreher and her patient advocacy firm, visit http://www.northshoreRN.com.