Navigating the Health Care System
Advice Columns from Dr. Carolyn Clancy
Former AHRQ Director Carolyn Clancy, M.D., prepared brief, easy-to-understand advice columns for consumers to help navigate the health care system. They address important issues such as how to recognize high-quality health care, how to be an informed health care consumer, and how to choose a hospital, doctor, and health plan.Video Advice Columns from Dr. Carolyn Clancy
By Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D.Patients who are involved in their health care get better quality care and better results. These videos on Navigating the Health Care System feature Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Director Dr. Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., encouraging patients to ask questions of their doctor, nurse or pharmacist and to speak up if they have concerns about medications, tests, or procedures.
Background
Preventing medical errors is a task best shared by care providers and patients. To help patients understand their role in preventing errors, AHRQ has created five 2-minute videos in English on Navigating the Health Care System. In these videos, AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., gives patients advice on and examples of questions they should ask about their medical tests, surgery, and medicines so they can avoid medical errors. These videos complement Dr. Clancy's monthly Navigating the Health Care System advice column, which is available on the AHRQ Web site.
Viewing the Videos
You may watch any of the five health columns on your computer.
- Asking Questions to Get the Care You Need
- Asking Questions About Medical Tests
- What to Ask Before Surgery
- Tips for Taking Medicines Safely
- Where Medical Errors Occur and How to Avoid Them
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