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Latest News
- Latest News
- U.S. Moves to Spur Digital Health Record Network (06/07/2005, Reuters Health)
- House Majority Seeks Vote on Drug Importation (05/26/2005, Reuters Health)
- Computers No Cure-All for Drug Errors (05/23/2005, Reuters Health)
- AHRQ Research Shows Accomplishments, Challenges for Improving Patient Safety and Reducing Medical Errors (05/04/2005, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
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Overviews
- Overviews
- Mastering the Maze: Taking Control of Your Health Care (College of American Pathologists)
- Patient Care Partnership: Understanding Expectations, Rights and Responsibilities (American Hospital Association) - Links to PDF
Also available in: Spanish - Patient's Bill of Rights (American Cancer Society)
Coping
- Coping
- Coping with Chronic Illness (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- 20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Clinical Research FAQ (National Human Genome Research Institute)
- Guide to Understanding Informed Consent (National Cancer Institute)
- Improving Health Care Quality (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
Also available in: Spanish - JAMA Patient Page: Quality of Life (American Medical Association)
- Medical Errors: Tips to Help Prevent Them (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish
Newsletters/Print Publications
- Newsletters/Print Publications
- Understanding Health Literacy and Its Barriers (National Library of Medicine)
Research
- Research
- Adverse Events after Hospital Discharge (American College of Physicians)
- Effects of Telling Patients about Medical Errors (American College of Physicians)
- National Healthcare Disparities Report: Summary (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- National Healthcare Quality Report: Summary (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- New AHRQ Evidence Report Finds Autopsies Help to Uncover Medical Diagnostic Discrepancies (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- New Evidence Report Illustrates Links Between Health Literacy and Health Care Use and Outcomes (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Second National Reports on Quality and Disparities Find Improvements in Health Care Quality, Although Disparities Remain (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
Directories
- Directories
- Directory of Hospitality Houses (National Association of Hospital Hospitality Houses)
- Who Cares: Sources of Information about Health Care Products and Services (Federal Trade Commission)
Organizations
- Organizations
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Law and Policy
- Law and Policy
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Compliance Guide (Dept. of Labor)
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Insurance Reform (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
- Medication Assisted Treatment Patients Rights (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
Also available in: Spanish - Office for Civil Rights - Frequently Asked Questions with Answers (Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights)
Children
- Children
- 20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors in Children (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
Also available in: Spanish - Children in Hospitals Frequently Experience Medical Injuries (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Patient Safety Problems in Hospitalized Children Are Substantial (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
Also available in: Spanish
Other Languages
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- Patient Care Partnership: Understanding Expectations, Rights and Responsibilities (American Hospital Association) - Links to PDF - Multi-language site