Mandi BishopFearless: Mental Health & My “#TheWalkingGallery of Healthcare” JacketFor years, I’ve yearned to become a member of artist and activist Regina Holliday’s living exhibit, The Walking Gallery of Healthcare. I…Jan 1, 20174Jan 1, 20174
Mandi BishopinTinctureBlondie and the (Medical Coding and Billing Error) Beast, Part 3: APPEAL WON!More than a month after my last update detailing Blondie’s labrum tear surgery final claims appeal filing, I received this note from her…Nov 14, 20162Nov 14, 20162
Mandi BishopinTinctureBlondie and the (Medical Coding and Billing Error) Beast, Part 2: Health Insurance AppealOver the course of the past several weeks, I have been helping my friend investigate the root cause of a health insurance claim denial for…Sep 22, 20161Sep 22, 20161
Mandi BishopinTinctureBlondie and the (Medical Coding and Billing Error) Beast: Part 1When Maria spoke to the collections agency about the latest bill she’d received for her daughter’s surgery, the woman on the other end of…Aug 26, 20163Aug 26, 20163
Mandi BishopFor Jess Jacobs: Friend, Fierce Patient Advocate, and Mythical UnicornMy friend, Jess Jacobs, died this morning. The world lost a bright light. And I guess I’m still too shocked to find the right adjectives to…Aug 13, 20164Aug 13, 20164
Mandi Bishop5 Rules to Rock Teenaged Life and Stay Safe(r)Ah, the glory days of adolescence: so many firsts, so many pitfalls, so much DRAMA — and so many opportunities for nightmarish experiences…Jul 21, 20161Jul 21, 20161
Mandi BishopinTinctureWalk (or Crutch) a Mile in My Shoes: Experience Enables EmpathyHave you ever clocked 10,000 steps in 100-degree heat - on crutches?Jul 12, 20161Jul 12, 20161
Mandi BishopLinkedIn-Gate Bullying Wrap-Up: Good, Bad, Victim-Shaming Ugly, and Why It MatteredThis week, I was the recipient of some serious vitriol after sharing a Dilbert comic on LinkedIn. In lieu of engaging in a flame war, I…Jul 1, 20162Jul 1, 20162
Mandi BishopinDAYONE — A new perspective.Social Media Bullying — On LinkedIn?This is a story best told through pictures, captured exactly as it unfolded, without any edits or exclusions. LinkedIn is a public social…Jun 28, 201612Jun 28, 201612
Mandi BishopMarathoner to CrossFitter to Couch Potato: Why Ignoring Chronic Pain Is Stupid5 years ago, I got an itch to run a marathon. I’d always been a recreational runner and occasional triathlete, collecting t-shirts and…Jun 9, 2016Jun 9, 2016
