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Speak Up: What You Should Know About Pain Management

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There are many different causes and kinds of pain. Pain can be caused by injury, illness, sickness, disease or surgery. Treating pain is the responsibility of your doctor, Nurses and other caregivers.

Related Topics: Speak Up, Pain Management, Transitions of Care Patient Information, General Public, Patient Education

05/16/2013

Ambulatory Health Care

Helping You Choose Quality Ambulatory Care

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Choosing quality health care services for yourself, a family member or a close friend is one of the most important decisions you will ever make.

Related Topics: How to Choose an Accreditor, Patient Education, General Public, Ambulatory Health Care, Helping You Choose Guides

05/08/2013

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Home Care

Speak Up: Five Things You Can Do To Prevent Infection

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Avoiding contagious diseases like the common cold, strep throat, and the flu is important to everyone. Here are five easy things you can do to fight the spread of infection.

Related Topics: Speak Up, Speak Up Infection Control, Patient Education Infection, Health Care-Associated Infections, General Public, Critical Access Hospital, Disease-Specific Care, Ambulatory Health Care, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Infection Control, Hospital, Home Care, Health Care Staffing, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Patient Education

11/30/2012

Improving Patient and Worker Safety

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Opportunities for Synergy, Collaboration and Innovation

 
Health care professionals whose focus is on patient safety are very familiar with these alarming and frequently cited statistics from the Institute of Medicine: medical errors result in the death of between 44,000 and 98,000 patients every year.

Related Topics: Patient Safety Monograph, Patient Education, Patient Safety, Monograph, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Laboratory Services, Hospital, Home Care, Health Care Staffing, Ambulatory Health Care, Behavioral Health Care, Disease-Specific Care, Critical Access Hospital

11/19/2012

Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals

Speak Up: Dialysis - Five ways to be active in your care at the hospital

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As a dialysis patient, you have a routine. You go to a dialysis center for dialysis or perform your own dialysis at home. You are actively involved in the daily care of your condition.

Related Topics: Patient Rights, Speak Up, General Public, Patient Education

03/09/2011

Home Care

The Joint Commission And Its Role in Assessing the Quality of Home Care Services

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Related Topics: Brochure, Home Care, Home Health, Patient Education

11/11/2010

You: The Smart Patient

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“You: The Smart Patient: An Insider’s Handbook For Getting The Best Treatment” is being published by Free Press, a division of Simon and Schuster, and represents a clear departure from the typical...

Related Topics: Patient Rights, Patient Safety, Patient Education, General Public

10/01/2010

Patient 101: How to Find Reliable Health Information

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Patient 101: How to Find Reliable Health Information

Related Topics: General Public, Patient Education

04/12/2008

Home Care

The Joint Commission And Its Role in Assessing the Quality of Home Medical Equipment Services

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Related Topics: Brochure, Patient Education, Home Care

02/28/2008

Ambulatory Health Care

Consumer Brochure: This Facility is Accredited by The Joint Commission - Ambulatory Care

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Consumer Brochure: This Facility is Accredited by The Joint Commission - Ambulatory Care

Related Topics: Patient Education, General Public

02/05/2008

Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Assessing the Quality of Nursing Home Services Brochure

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Assessing the Quality of Nursing Home Services Brochure

Related Topics: Brochure, Nursing Home, Patient Education, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

10/19/2007

Critical Access Hospitals

Assessing the Quality of Care in Critical Access Hospitals Brochure

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The Joint Commission: Assessing the Quality of Care in Critical Access Hospitals - What does Joint Commission accreditation of my critical access hospital mean to me?

Related Topics: Critical Access Hospital, Patient Education

10/19/2007

Hospitals

The Joint Commission - Assessing the Quality of Care in Hospitals

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What does Joint Commission Accreditation of my hospital mean to me?

Related Topics: Hospital, Patient Education, Quality

05/25/2007

Speak Up: My Medication List Wallet Card - Expanded

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List all of your prescription medicines,over-the-counter medicines (for example, aspirin) vitamins, herbs diet supplements, natural remedies, amount of alcohol you drink each day or week, ...

Related Topics: Speak Up, Patient Education, Medication Errors, General Public

02/07/2007

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