QUALITY WEBSITE

AHRQ.GOV
AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

“GIVE INFORMATION. GET INFORMATION.”

- “QUESTIONS ARE ANSWER” SECTION THAT EMPHASIZES ASKING QUESTIONS, ESPECIALLY THE
RIGHT QUESTIONS – VERY THOROUGH! WWW.AHRQ.GOV/QUESTIONSARETHEANSWER
- HELPS PATIENTS BUILD QUESTION LIST (PLUS YOU CAN ENLARGE THE TEXT!) – EXCELLENT!
PATIENTS CAN CREATE THE LIST AND PRINT IT OUT!
- TELLS YOU TO TAKE NOTES AT DOCTOR VISITS! BRING YOUR NOTES IN, TOO.
- TOPICS INCLUDE – TALKING TO YOUR DOCTOR, GETTING MEDICAL TESTS, GETTING A
PRESCRIPTION, PLANNING FOR SURGERY, REDUCING MEDICAL MISTAKES
- CLICK ON SECTION "CONSUMERS AND PATIENTS" FOR BASIC HEALTH INFORMATION FOCUSING ON
WELLNESS AND PREVENTION, QUALITY OF CARE, HEALTH PLANS
- AHRQ AND USPSTF HAS A GREAT GUIDE CALLED “CLINICAL PREVENTION GUIDELINES”
- ORDERED ON LINE AND RECEIVED IT IN ABOUT ONE WEEK - YOU CAN ALSO DOWNLOAD IT
- OTHER GUIDES AT THEIR SITE FOR HEALTHY WOMEN AND HEALTHY MEN, ETC.
- SEE HOW "AHRQ HELPS PEOPLE" AT WWW.AHRQ.GOV/NEWS/FOCUS/INDEX.