Crossing the Language Chasm. C.
Brach, I. Fraser, K. Paez, Health Affairs 24(2):2005, 424-434.
Reviews the evidence on the link between linguistic competence and health care
quality and the impact of particular language-assistance strategies. (AHRQ
05-R038)
Guide to Health Care Quality. Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality, September 2005, 16 pp. Provides tips to
help consumers be active in making decisions about health care to help make
sure they receive the best possible care. Also discusses quality measures and
other tools for assessing health care quality, including report cards,
consumer ratings, and accreditation reports. (AHRQ 05-0088)
Having Surgery? What You Need to
Know. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, October 2005,
12 pp. For patients who are facing surgery that is not an emergency, helps
patients and their families understand more about surgery, and whether it has
to be done right away, or can be done later. Encourages patients to ask
questions. (AHRQ 05(06)-0074-A) Spanish language booklet
(AHRQ 05(06)-0074-B)
Next Steps After Your Diagnosis: Finding
Information and Support. Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality, July 2005, 22 pp. Helps patients who have been diagnosed with an
illness find information and resources, and deal with the physical and
emotional aspects of their diagnosis. (AHRQ 05-0049) Spanish language
booklet (AHRQ 06-0003)
Next Steps After Your Diagnosis: Ten
Important Questions to Ask Your Doctor After a Diagnosis. Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality, August 2005. Pocket-sized card
accompanies booklet. (AHRQ 05-0049-1) Spanish language card
(AHRQ 06-0003-1)
Questions and Answers About Health Insurance:
A Consumer Guide. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,
August 2007, 30 pp. Uses a question and answer format to describe the
different kinds of health insurance plans currently available. Includes a
glossary of health insurance terms and a list of resources for more
information. (AHRQ 07-0043) Spanish language booklet
(07(08)-0043-1)
Surgery Choices for Women with Early-Stage
Breast Cancer. National Cancer Institute and Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, August 2004, 24 pp. Provides information to
help women with early-stage breast cancer choose which type of breast surgery
to have. (PHS 04-M053) Spanish language booklet (AHRQ
05-0031) Bilingual bookmark, October 2005 (AHRQ
05(06)-M058)
What You Need to Know About
Episiotomy. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, December
2005, two-sided card. Discusses the need to talk to your doctor before
delivery about whether to have an episiotomy during child birth. (AHRQ
06-0005)
Your Medicine: Play It Safe. The
National Council on Patient Information and Education and Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, February 2003, 12 pp. Instructs patients
about how to partner with health care professionals to ensure they take the
right medicines correctly. Explains four ways to "play it safe;" and
provides a tear-off, wallet-size form for recording medicines and supplements,
and emergency contact and other medical information. (AHRQ 03-0019; up to 10
copies free) Spanish language booklet (AHRQ 03-0028) Includes
insert on Women and Medicines: What You Need to Know, April
2005, English/Spanish (AHRQ 03(05)-0019-A)
See Clinical Practice Guidelines and Clinical Preventive Services for other materials for
consumers.
AHRQ Publications Order Form
Questions Are the Answer
Be Prepared for Medical Appointments: Build
Your Question List. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,
May 2007, three-fold brochure. Presents a list of potential questions to be
asked during a medical appointment. Users can pick and choose from the list,
which is divided into nine topic areas: medications, tests, diagnoses,
treatment for an illness or condition, surgery, and considerations when
choosing health insurance, a clinician, a hospital, or long-term care. (AHRQ
07-0039-A) Spanish language booklet (AHRQ 07-0039-B)
Do You Know the Right Questions to
Ask? Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, February 2007,
two-sided card. Presents a list of 10 simple questions to help consumers take
a more active role in their own health care. English/Spanish (AHRQ
07-M014)
Questions Are the Answer. Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, May 2007, poster. Presents the same 10
questions as the two-sided card, but in poster format with illustrations and a
phone number to call for more information. (AHRQ 07-M031-A) Spanish
language poster (AHRQ 07-M031-B)
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