Andrea Rosenblume
Contact Information & Service Area
Website: http://www.healthcare-pathways.com
Sacramento, Yolo and Placer counties California
Practice Focus, Interests
Andrea Rosenblume is passionate about insuring that each individual in our community has access to the help and resources necessary to navigate through their own unique network of healthcare providers to receive high quality, timely and affordable care. Her passion stems from her own experience fighting to meet the healthcare needs of her own parents and family.
Professional History
Andrea has 18 years of experience working in the healthcare sector as an Occupational Therapist, mostly in managerial and leadership roles. She has worked as an OT in healthcare systems in the San Francisco Bay Area, including acute care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, outpatient clinics, and home healthcare. Andrea has a special interest in working with the senior population, but has also had extensive experience working with young adults and older adults.
Through her advocacy practice, Andrea is committed to making access to quality healthcare as easy and stress-free as possible for her clients, and to providing them with exceptional customer service. She learned what it means to deliver legendary customer service through many years of experience working in the retail industry, including time at Starbucks Corporation, owning her own jewelry business and growing up working at her parents’ family pharmacy in San Francisco.
With her strong background in occupational therapy and customer relations, Andrea looks forward to improving the care and quality of life for each of her clients through her role as their healthcare advocate.
Academic Background
Andrea received her Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Southern California and her Bachelor’s degree in Human Development from University of California, Davis. She is a Certified Healthcare Advocate and a member of the National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants. Andrea has also been active in her community, volunteering for non-profit agencies such as the American Red Cross, the American Cancer Society and the Alzheimer’s Association.
Healthcare Liaison Up Close
The Roles of Private Patient Advocates
7 minute audio podcast
modernhealthcare.com
Jan. 2011
Six Ways to Use Communication for Good Patient Transitions
by Joanna Smith
Curaspan Health Group
Sept. 2010
Advocates In the News
When Health System Fails You, Advocates Can Help
When Bob Whitlow, a long-time paraplegic, faced a
recent health crisis, he hired a private health advocate
to help.
The Wall Street Journal MarketWatch
May 2011
(04m:03s video)
Press Releases
Healthcare Liaison, Inc. Expands Credentialing Program For Healthcare Advocates
Berkeley, CA
June 15, 2010
(57K PDF file)