20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors
We all want the best healthcare that money can buy, but what, if anything, are we doing about it? The one factor that can probably increase your odds of getting the best is you. After all, who will look out for you better than you?
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services) have a page on tips that you can employ in helping getting the best healthcare possible through reducing the number of inevitable errors that may happen. As you might guess, the number one way, “is to be an active member of your health care team“. Here are some others that we like:
4. When your doctor writes you a prescription, make sure you can read it.
5. Ask for information about your medicines in terms you can understand—both when your medicines are prescribed and when you receive them.
10. If you have a choice, choose a hospital at which many patients have the procedure or surgery you need.
14. Speak up if you have questions or concerns.
20. Learn about your condition and treatments by asking your doctor and nurse and by using other reliable sources.
For the full list, check out their 20 Tips page.
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