Good communication between patients, family caregivers, and the health care team is very important in cancer care.
Review Date: Tuesday, December 01, 2015
NIH National Cancer Institute
Waiting in your doctor's office can make you feel nervous, impatient, or even scared. Knowing how to talk to your doctor, nurse, or other members of your health care team will help you get the information you need.
Review Date: Thursday, December 29, 2011
Office on Women's Health
This page presents an audio program interview with AHRQ Director, Dr. Carolyn Clancy, discussing questions to ask during your visit with a primary care health professional.
Review Date: Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The HONcode certification is an ethical standard aimed at offering quality health information. It demonstrates the intent of a website to publish useful, objective and correct information.
Review Date: Monday, March 18, 2013
Health On the Net Foundation
AHRQ Director Carolyn Clancy, M.D., offers easy-to-understand advice column for consumers about health literacy and overcoming challenges understanding difficult health terms and issues.
Review Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Find information on the NIH Clear Communication program, including educational products, lessons learned, and research in the area of health literacy.
Review Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2011
NIH Office of Communications and Public Liaison
Part of the NIH mission is to reach all Americans with health information they can use, and to communicate in a way that helps people to easily understand research results. Read about the Plain Language Act of 2010, and find tips you can use to improve communcation.
Review Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2011
NIH Office of Communications and Public Liaison
The Institute of Medicine estimates that as many as 98,000 people die in U.S. hospitals each year as the result of lapses in patient safety. This program features an interview with AHRQ Director, Dr. Carolyn Clancy, discussing this important issue.
Review Date: Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Create a list of questions that you can take with you whether you are getting a checkup, talking about a problem or health condition, getting a prescription, or discussing a medical test or surgery. Whatever the reason for your visit, it is important to be prepared.
Review Date: Monday, June 01, 2015
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Who said it? When did they say it? How did they know? This tool will help you think critically about the quality of health information found on web sites, in handouts and booklets, and more.
Review Date: Sunday, December 23, 2012
Genetic Alliance
