Interview with Michele Mosier, PharmD - Patient Advocate & Founder of Hope Health Advocacy, LLC
Today\u2019s guest is Dr. Michele Mosier.\xa0 Michele is a pharmacist, a patient advocate, and the founder of Hope Health Advocacy, LLC.\xa0 If you\u2019re curious about what a patient advocate is, the type of work they do, the services they offer, how they get paid, and more, you will enjoy this episode!
Bio
Dr. Michele Mosier is a patient advocate with over 20 years of pharmacy experience. She specializes in medication management, facilitating conversations, and optimizing health outcomes for her patients.\xa0 Her website is https://www.hopehealthadvocacy.com.
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Highlights from our conversation
During our conversation, we talked about\xa0
- Dr. Michele Mosier\u2019s path from Pharmacy School to founding Hope Health Advocacy, LLC
- Whether she\u2019s \u201call in\u201d as an entrepreneur or still works a \u201cW2\u201d job
- If it\u2019s easier to advocate for patients/clients as an employee or as an entrepreneur
- Challenges Dr. Mosier faced when starting a business
- Resources she used to start her business\xa0
- Her ideal client
- Services she offers
- Dr. Mosier\u2019s definition of a patient advocate\xa0
- A relevant statistic that demonstrates the need for patient advocates
- How she provides services
- How she monetizes Hope Health Advocacy, LLC\xa0 (3 tiers as of Spring 2023)
- Whether her services are covered by insurance
- The difference between private advocates and advocates that work for a hospital, organization, etc.
- The client intake process at Hope Health Advocacy, LLC
- How Dr. Mosier learned business skills, even though they weren\u2019t taught in pharmacy school.
- Geography question - Where do Dr. Mosier\u2019s patients live?
- What it\u2019s like to turn away a client who is not a good fit.
- Resources for pharmacists interested in becoming patient advocates too
Near the end of the interview, Dr. Mosier reminds the audience that the Oath of a Pharmacist says that we need to, \u201cEmbrace and advocate for changes that improve patient care.\u201d\xa0 She believes that being a patient advocate is a pathway to do just that. \xa0
At the very end of the interview, Dr. Mosier shared a quote by Harriet Beecher Stowe:\xa0 \u201cNever give up, for that is just the place in time that the tide will turn.\u201d\xa0 She encourages pharmacists to reach out to her and connect if they need help turning the tide on their entrepreneurial journey. \xa0
Connect with Michele Mosier, PharmD on LinkedIn.\xa0
Links from this episode
Hope Health Advocacy, LLC website https://www.hopehealthadvocacy.com\xa0
Michele on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelemosier/ \xa0
Business on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/hope-health-advocacy
Business on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/people/Hope-Health-Advocacy-LLC/100088171053589/
APHA = Alliance of Professional Health Advocates https://aphadvocates.org/ \xa0
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