The Empowered Patient Coalition provides resources enabling patients to take control of their medical treatments.

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Collateral Damage -- A Patient, a New Procedure, and the Learning Curve. This is the story of what happened to my wife, Pam, at Johns Hopkins Hospital in March of 2002. I write this story for Pam because she endured so much...
The Informed Patient Institute (IPI) is an independent nonprofit organization that provides credible online information about health care quality and patient safety for consumers. IPI rates the usefulness of online health care report...
On February 22, 2001, eighteen-month old Josie King died from medical errors. 98,000 people die every year from medical errors, making it the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. The Josie King Foundation’s mission is to...
The National Family Caregivers Association educates, supports, empowers and speaks up for the more than 65 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the frailties of old age. NFCA reaches across the boundaries...
The majority of the public has not heard of surgical fires, let alone be prepared to take an active role in preventing them. According to the non-profit health agency, ECRI, "Virtually all operating room fires ignite on or in the patient....
 



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