Patient partner vs patient care advocate

The differences between patient partners and patient care advocates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a patient partner and a patient care advocate. Additionally, a patient partner has an average salary of $39,057, which is higher than the $34,043 average annual salary of a patient care advocate.

The top three skills for a patient partner include patients, epic and CPR. The most important skills for a patient care advocate are patients, patient care, and PCA.

Patient partner vs patient care advocate overview

	Patient Partner	Patient Care Advocate
Yearly salary	$39,057	$34,043
Hourly rate	$18.78	$16.37
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	78,809	126,400
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 29%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Patient partner vs patient care advocate salary

Patient partners and patient care advocates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Patient Partner	Patient Care Advocate
Average salary	$39,057	$34,043
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $52,000	Between $22,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Huntington Hospital
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between patient partner and patient care advocate education

There are a few differences between a patient partner and a patient care advocate in terms of educational background:

	Patient Partner	Patient Care Advocate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 29%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	University of Virginia	University of Pennsylvania

Patient partner vs patient care advocate demographics

Here are the differences between patient partners' and patient care advocates' demographics:

	Patient Partner	Patient Care Advocate
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 18.6% Female, 81.4%	Male, 22.3% Female, 77.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.4% Asian, 7.2% White, 64.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 6.8% White, 55.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between patient partner and patient care advocate duties and responsibilities

Patient partner example responsibilities.

Communicate with insurance companies on a continuous basis to ensure hospital reimbursement and attain authorization for home and rehabilitation services.
Verify and confirm CPT codes for correct sleep study, verify that the referral and scripts are sign.
Collaborate with health care team (s) provide concurrent review and identify ICD-9 and CPT billing codes.
Listen carefully for key concerns of patients and respond accordingly.
Provide assistance in directing and escorting non-emergency patients to other designations throughout the hospital setting.
Comply with HIPPA and OSHA protocol guidelines and demonstrate a professional level of confidentiality in regard to all patient/facility affairs

Patient care advocate example responsibilities.

Communicate with insurance companies on a continuous basis to ensure hospital reimbursement and attain authorization for home and rehabilitation services.
Answer questions relate to pharmacy benefits while maintaining HIPAA confidentiality, productivity standards, and performance guidelines.
Assist patients with bathroom needs - bedside commode, bedpan, urinal, catheter care.
Know how to do lab work such as strep and flu testing, drawing blood, and EKG's.
Assist in all medical needs (CBG's, vitals, bathing, bed changes, EKG's).
Place catheters in patients of all ages and genders.

Patient partner vs patient care advocate skills

Common patient partner skills

Patients, 50%
Epic, 9%
CPR, 7%
HIPAA, 7%
Hippa, 6%
Emergency Situations, 4%

Common patient care advocate skills

Patients, 34%
Patient Care, 20%
PCA, 7%
Social Work, 4%
HIPAA, 3%
Vital Signs, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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