Patient safety is one of today’s most troubling health care issues. Improving health care quality and reducing medical mistakes should be of utmost concern to all health care consumers as well as clinicians.
Taking an active role in your care is one of the most important things you can do to improve your health care. You can improve the quality, safety, and effectiveness of your health care by asking questions.
Ask about your care, your diagnosis, your treatment, and any drugs or medication prescribed to you. The answers you get will help you make better decisions, receive a higher level of care, reduce medical mistakes. So go ahead, ask question and feel better about your health care.
Here’s a list of 3 of the 10 basic questions you should ask.
- What is the test for?
- How many times have you done this?
- When will I get the results?