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

Be Involved In Your Care


photo of smiling woman with people behindYour Medical Records

"Getting Your Medical Records" from the Center for Democracy & Technology

 

Health Information Technology

Health Information Technology information from HealthIT.gov

 

Researching Your Diagnosis and Medical Testing

"The Road to Diagnosis - Stories from Patients with Rare Diseases" from Inspire

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

Find a Health Library in Your State from Medline

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 and Guides

The Empowered Patient Coalition Patient Journal

My Health Notebook from Johns Hopkins

Patient Care Packet from the Louise H. Batz Foundation

Your Rights as a Hospital Patient in New York State from the New York State Department of Public Health

Taking Care of Myself - A Guide for When I Leave the Hospital from AHRQ

 

Discharge Planning

Preparing for Discharge from The Empowered Patient Coalition

Your Discharge Planning Checklist from Medicare.gov

 

Cancer Resources

Cancer Resources from AHRQ

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

CURE Patient Pocket Guides from Curetoday.com

Database of Clinical Trials for Cancer Treatment from Centerwatch

Association of Cancer Online Resources from ACOR.org

Infection Control Plan for Outpatient Oncology Settings from the CDC

 

Communication

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

Care Pages Websites for Patients to Communicate with Friends and Family

Resources from the Caregiver Action Network

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

 

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

 

Health Care Data

Health Care Data Visualization from the General Electric Company Healthmagination Project

 

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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