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

SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) is a standardized communication tool that was developed by Kaiser Permanente to help health care professionals share critical information with efficiency and accuracy. We have developed an outpatient SBAR form (Situation, Background, Assessment, Request) for patients to use when communicating with providers in person, by phone, or via email. The form will help patients and caregivers organize their thoughts and questions to keep a record of important observations and instructions.

Find the Kaiser SBAR toolkit here (free registration required).

Free Download - Empowered Patient Coalition Outpatient SBAR Form 

SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) is a standardized communication tool that was developed by Kaiser Permanente to help health care professionals share critical information with efficiency and accuracy. We have designed our own SBAR form for patients and advocates to use to relay clinical information to a health care professional. The form will help you organize your observations and questions to present vital information using a format that is familiar to professionals.

Find the Kaiser SBAR toolkit here (free registration required).

Free Download - Empowered Patient Coalition SBAR Form 

Failure to rescue -- the failure of healthcare professionals to recognize and act upon the signs of a patient in crisis -- is a leading cause of unexpected deaths in hospitals. Studies have shown that the overwhelming majority of hospital cardiac arrests are preceded by a period of increasing patient instability that may be overlooked by busy or inexperienced healthcare workers.  This warning list can help you know when to alert your healthcare provider that your patient needs urgent attention.

Free Download - Empowered Patient Coalition Warning Signs of the Rapidly Declining Patient