Partnering for Safe, High-quality Health care

Last updated: December 6, 2014

 

Ways to work with your provider and others to make the health care system safer. Also available in Spanish. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

 

Fact sheet to help parents help their children avoid medical errors. Also available in Spanish. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

 

Things to avoid when combining drugs with food and beverages, dietary supplements, or other drugs. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

 

Guidelines on how to play an active role in reducing the risks related to using medications. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

 

Tips and warnings for consumers about purchasing medicines, covering online purchasing, counterfeits, and buying from outside the country. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

 

Information to have and questions to ask when teaming with your health care provider to diagnose an illness or condition. (National Patient Safety Foundation)

 

What you can do to get safer health care. Also available in Spanish. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

 

Guidelines on safe medication practices. (Institute for Safe Medication Practices)

 

Consumer alerts on health care hoaxes and false information. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

 

This guide was designed to help users create an easy-to-use "pill card" for patients, parents, or anyone who has a hard time keeping track of their medicines. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

 

What you can do to prepare in advance for an unanticipated trip to the emergency room. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

 

Find alerts or report information on drug and other medical product safety.(Food and Drug Administration)

 

What you can do to reduce the risk of infection transmission by keeping your hospital room as clean as possible. (Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology and the American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services)

 

Fact sheet with tips on how you can help protect yourself from infections in the hospital. (National Patient Safety Foundation)

 

Questions to assist with communicating with your physician for better and safer care. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

 

Form for submitting a complaint about the quality of care at a health care organization. (Joint Commission)

 

Guidelines to help you use medications safely and effectively. (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists)

 

Explains why doctor鈥檚 opinions and treatment methods may vary, why you may want to get another opinion, what your doctor may think, and what it may cost. (Patient Advocate Foundation)

 

Advice on how you can be actively involved in your child鈥檚 health care. Individual brochures are available in English and Spanish. (Joint Commission)

 

Links to the medical boards in each state that license physicians, ensuring acceptable standards of ethics and medical practice, and reviewing complaints about physicians. (Federation of State Medical Boards)

 

漏 Copyright 黑料正能量 Association Resource Center