Five Steps to Safer Healthcare
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
This fact sheet tells readers what they can do to get safer healthcare.
"Speak Up" Brochures
The Joint Commission
A series of downloadable brochures that are part of the Joint Commission's award-winning patient safety program. These brochures are designed to help patients and their family members take a role in preventing healthcare errors by becoming active, involved and informed participants on the healthcare team.
Patient 101: How to Find Reliable Health Information
The Joint Commission
Joint Commission Resources (JCR) has published a downloadable guide to help people find reliable, trusted sources of healthcare information on the Internet.
Navigating the Healthcare System
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AHRQ Director Carolyn Clancy, M.D., has prepared brief, easy-to-understand advice columns for consumers to help navigate the healthcare system. The articles address important issues such as how to recognize high quality healthcare, how to be an informed healthcare consumer, and how to choose a hospital, doctor, and health plan. New columns are posted regularly.
Ask Me 3
Partnership for Clear Health Communication Joins Forces with the National Patient Safety Foundation - Every time you talk with a doctor, nurse, or pharmacist, use the Ask Me 3 questions to better understand your health.