Being diagnosed with a disease or serious condition
can come as shock. In this video Web program, you can hear what experts
have to say about coming to grips with whatever ails you—from becoming
well informed and seeking support to deciding on a treatment plan.
Based on Next Steps After Your Diagnosis from
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), this video was produced with Healthology.
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The video Web program features information from AHRQ
to help patients who have been diagnosed with an illness to learn more
about their condition and treatment options. In addition
to helping patients not only find information and resources, various physical
and emotional aspects of a diagnosis are addressed.
Important questions are given that patients should
ask their doctor when they receive a diagnosis, as well as:
- Information to help them understand their disease or condition.
- How it might be treated.
- What they need to know before making treatment decisions.
The video is based on Next Steps After Your Diagnosis:
Finding Information and Support:
The following experts are featured in the video:
- Carolyn M. Clancy,
M.D., Director of AHRQ.
- Gregg
S. Meyer, M.D., M.Sc., Medical Director, Massachusetts General Physician
Organization.
- Robert
S. Muscalus, D.O., Medical Director for Clinical Client Relationships, Highmark
Blue Shield.
AHRQ has created a number of health care resources to help consumers make
informed decisions about how to receive quality health care.
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computer. Note the System Requirements below.
System Requirements
The following table summarizes the minimum hardware
and software requirements for viewing the video on a PC or Mac®.
Processor: 667 MHz Intel® Pentium® III processor or
equivalent
Memory (RAM): 128 MB of RAM
Screen Resolution: 800 x 600
Color: 16-bit
Modem: 56.6 Kbps modem
Sound Card: 16-bit sound card and speakers
Browser: Internet Explorer 5.5 or Netscape Communicator® 7.0,
Firefox™*, Safari™.
Javascript™ should be enabled in the browser.
Digital Media Player: Windows Media® player 6.4* or RealPlayer® 10
(Note: Windows Media® player 8 is not a working player.)
Operating Systems: Windows® XP, Windows® 2000, Windows® 98, Windows
NT® 4.0, Mac® OS X
Note: The video will play with Windows Media® Player
9 or 10. However, there may be a problem if you use these
players with a Firefox™ browser.
More Consumer Resources From AHRQ
All online consumer materials from AHRQ are
at: http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/.
Consumer materials in Spanish are
available at: http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/espanoix.htm
Current as of November 2005
Internet Citation:
AHRQ Video on Next Steps After Your Diagnosis. November 2005. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/nxtstepvid.htm