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photo of smiling woman with people behindResearching Your Diagnosis and Medical Testing

Excellent Websites to Research your Condition Online from the Center For Advancing Health

Researching Your Diagnosis from Diagknowsis.org

Internet Resources for Researching your Condition from Trisha Torrey at About.com

Information on Diagnostic Tests from Harvard Medical School

Quick Tips about Medical Tests from AHRQ.gov

 

Patient Journals

The Empowered Patient Coalition Patient Journal

Patient Care Packet from the Louise H. Batz Foundation

 

Discharge Planning

Preparing for Discharge from The Empowered Patient Coalition

Your Discharge Planning Checklist from Medicare

 

Cancer Resources

An Extensive List of Cancer Resources from the R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation

Database of Clinical Trials for Cancer Treatment from Centerwatch

 

Communication

Caringbridge.org Provides Free Websites for People Facing Serious Health Events

Care Pages Websites for Patients to Communicate with Friends and Family

Telephone Tips and Techniques from the National Family Caregivers Association

Questions are the Answer from AHRQ - A List of Important Questions and Patient Videos

"Turn Worries Into Words" from VitalSmarts

 

Evaluating Vital Signs

Normal Pediatric Vital Signs from Med-Source

Pediatric Vital Signs from NurseAna.com

Adult Blood Pressure Range Diagram and Information from Vaughan's Summaries

 

Healthcare Privacy

Forms and Information from the Patient Privacy Rights Toolkit

Medical Records Privacy Fact Sheet from the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse



 

 
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