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Patient rights and advocacy
Highlighted sites
Patient issues (National Library of Medicine): A broad range of information on patient rights, from law and policy issues, such as the Patients’ Bill of Rights and Family and Medical Leave Act, to preventing medical errors, choosing treatment and coping with health issues. (English, Spanish)
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/patientissues.html
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/patientissues.html
Patient advocacy resources (University of Connecticut Health Center): Books and Internet resources providing a comprehensive guide to patient advocacy.
http://library.uchc.edu/departm/hnet/advocacy.html
http://library.uchc.edu/departm/hnet/advocacy.html
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Consumers and patients (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services): This government agency site provides guidelines to help assure quality health care. It includes questions to ask before surgery, tips for talking with your doctor, getting medical tests and preventing medical errors.
www.ahrq.gov/consumer/ -
HIPAA OnLine (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services): An interactive tool that helps answer questions about your rights and protections under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
www.cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/hipaa1/content/cons.asp -
Talking With Your Doctor (National Library of Medicine): Tips and suggestions about improving doctor-patient communication. Also includes questions to ask your doctor, tips for making the most of your office visits, understanding informed consent and more. (English, Spanish)
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/talkingwithyourdoctor.html
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