Take 5: The TakeCHARGE Campaign’s 5 Steps to Safer Health Care – Preparing for Provider Visits

The Joint Commission is a proud supporter of the TakeCHARGE Campaign which looks to better patient safety by encouraging people to become informed and active participants of their health care team. The campaign does this through the 5 Steps to Safer Health Care. In this episode we’re covering step 3, which addresses preparing for provider visits. Listen in as Lisa DiBlasi Moorehead discusses why it’s important for a patient to play an active role in their care and be open and honest about symptoms, what to bring with to provider visits and what do to after a visit. Lisa DiBlasi Moorehead, EdD, MSN, RN, CENP is the Associate Nurse Executive in the division of Accreditation and Certification Operations at The Joint Commission. [11:14]