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Christina Beach Thielst

Christina Beach Thielst

Reflections of a Patient Advocate — An evolving journey in healthcare!

When I decided to become a hospital administrator at 17 (who does that?) I wanted to eliminate barriers and overcome

3 min readNov 17, 2022

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Christina Beach Thielst

Legal Innovations & Healthcare Harm

Effective hospital risk managers and executives, learn the importance of communication when it comes to preventing most lawsuits. Clear…

3 min readFeb 8, 2022

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Legal Innovations & Healthcare Harm

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Christina Beach Thielst

The ROI of DICOM: A Candy Striper’s Story

I’m teaching this week — health informatics to nurses, public health and health administration students. Last week we discussed standards…

3 min readJul 28, 2021

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Christina Beach Thielst

Effective Communication for Patient Safety

Medical errors, delays in care, bias and misunderstandings are most often the result in communication failures. In fact, most lawsuits…

4 min readOct 27, 2020

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Effective Communication for Patient Safety

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Christina Beach Thielst

Is there actually CBD in the product(s) you purchase?

Cannabinoid products (CBD) are appearing everywhere and in different forms. We can find salves, chews, gummies, bath bombs, oils…

3 min readAug 27, 2020

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Is there actually CBD in the product(s) you purchase?

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Christina Beach Thielst

Tips for Traveling in COVID19 Times with a Compromised Immune System

In late May, as talk of opening up the economy began, I started to think of my mother and her primary caregiver; my father. They both need…

5 min readJul 31, 2020

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Tips for Traveling in COVID19 Times with a Compromised Immune System

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Christina Beach Thielst

Empowering Advocates: #ChronicTogether

I was recently asked how did I learn to advocate for myself as a patient. This made me reflect on my career in health administration…

2 min readJun 2, 2020

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Empowering Advocates: #ChronicTogether

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Christina Beach Thielst

Panic Buying Toilet Paper — Unintended Consequences

I’ve been quietly watching as panic buying of toilet paper (TP) and water has unfolded. What I’ve seen reinforces my preparedness belief…

2 min readMar 11, 2020

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Christina Beach Thielst

Psychiatric Evaluation: Danger to Self, Others or Gravely Disabled

Tensions often exist between individual rights and liberties and those of a family, neighborhood or community. No where does this delicate…

3 min readMar 10, 2020

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Psychiatric Evaluation: Danger to Self, Others or Gravely Disabled

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Christina Beach Thielst

Adult Protective Services — for abuse, neglect & exploitation

My online support groups have given me tremendous new insight into healthcare social media. More specifically, about how patients and…

3 min readFeb 18, 2020

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Adult Protective Services — for abuse, neglect & exploitation

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Christina Beach Thielst

Christina Beach Thielst

A former hospital administrator with new insight into the patient and family caregiver perspective. Blogging since 2005 at thielst.typepad.com

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