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Booklet Advises Taking Active Role in Health Care Decisions.
2001 FEB 22 - (NewsRx.com) -- In connection with National Wise Health Consumer Month, in February 2001, the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AI{RQ) announced the availability of a resource with practical tips on what people can do to improve the quality of the health care services they receive, including how to avoid medical errors.
A new booklet, "Improving Health Care Quality: A Guide for Patients and Families," focuses on the key health care choices people typically make, such as choices about doctors, hospitals, and treatments, and stresses taking an active role in not only these decisions, but all of the decisions made about one's care.
Research has shown that people who are more actively involved in their care tend to get better results and feel more satisfied. Among the things that people should do:
* Work together with their doctor, nurse, and any other health care providers in making decisions about their care
* Ask questions, and keep asking them until they understand the answers
* Tell the doctor about all of the medicines they take
* Don't ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Booklet Advises Taking Active Role in Health Care Decisions.