Author Archives: Kim Blanton, Volunteer Patient Advisor, Vidant Health System

Kim Blanton is a volunteer patient advisor at Vidant Health System, Greenville NC. After going into an anaphylactic shock during an angiograph in 2001, Kim has been a patient in five different hospitals in four different health systems.) Kim has used her experiences to help her health system improve. She serves on several committees and task forces for the Vidant System including its ACO Board of Managers and its flag ship hospital, Vidant Medical Center, National Quality Forum, North Carolina Institute of Medicine and North Carolina Hospital Association. Kim holds a Masters in Library Science and a Masters in Information Sciences. Kim believes in the mutually beneficial partnerships of patient-centered care and is a testimony to how it can improve a patient’s health and the healthcare system.
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Treating Patients as Partners: A Journey to Better Outcomes

by Kim Blanton, Volunteer Patient Advisor, Vidant Health System • July 16, 2015 • 0 Comments

When you look at this piece of paper, what do you see? Most people would say a black dot. But as someone who has experienced a 14-year healthcare journey,I encourage you to take a closer look. Now what do you see? As healthcare transforms toward more patient-focused, it’s my hope that you will see the […]

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Kim Blanton, Volunteer Patient Advisor, Vidant Health System Kim Blanton is a volunteer patient advisor at Vidant Health System, Greenville NC. After going into an anaphylactic shock during an angiograph in 2001, Kim has been a patient in five different hospitals in four different health systems.) Kim has used her experiences to help her health system improve. She serves on several committees and task forces for the Vidant System including its ACO Board of Managers and its flag ship hospital, Vidant Medical Center, National Quality Forum, North Carolina Institute of Medicine and North Carolina Hospital Association. Kim holds a Masters in Library Science and a Masters in Information Sciences. Kim believes in the mutually beneficial partnerships of patient-centered care and is a testimony to how it can improve a patient’s health and the healthcare system.

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