In this article, Nan Nan Liu defines the roles and responsibilities of both. You will also see the Project Management Institute's requirement for program management certification, plus you can get an idea whether you feel comfortable stepping out of your PM shoes and into those of a program manager.
Make it part of your medical record by giving it to your doctor. Then give signed copies to your patient advocate, to your successor advocate if you appoint one, to your attorney if you have one, and give a copy to anyone who may be affected by your decision to appoint a health care advocate.
If the patient brings a personal injury or workers' compensation claim, in which his health is a major issue in the case, the doctor may come to court and testify about the patient's injuries. However, if the patient's health is not necessary to the case's resolution, the doctor usually cannot be forced to testify. Medical privacy laws are varied and complex, particularly since they are addressed by both state and federal laws.