This consumer education campaign from the AHRQ may be worthwhile to recommend to your patients. The site helps patients learn how to ask the right questions when they visit with a health professional so they can make better health care decisions and receive better care. The site includes an interactive question builder tool that patients can take with them to their next appointment.
(Note: Archival information, no longer updated) My Quality Improvement (MyQI)
The goal is to deliver safe, high-quality health care to patients in all clinical settings. You can use the information in this guide to improve quality of care across settings and at multiple levels.
In a survey of adults age 50+, two out of three reported using some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), yet only one in three discussed it with their health care providers. NCCAM created Time to Talk to open a dialogue between patients and providers about the use of herbs, supplements, and other CAM therapies. Fact sheets and resources can help patients think about the issues to consider and questions to ask.
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