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• Choosing a Doctor(National Institute on Aging) - http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/choosing.htm
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nia.nih.gov/Espanol/Publicaciones/seleccion
• Guide to Health Care Quality: How to Know It When You See It(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/guidetoq/index.html
• Your Guide to Choosing Quality Health Care(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - Large PDF file - http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/qualguid.pdf
  Also available in Spanish http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/qntlitesp/

Overviews

• Selecting a Health Care Provider(Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) - http://www.jointcommission.org/GeneralPublic/Choices/

Latest News

• Study Casts Doubt on Influential Hospital Safety Survey(03/31/2009, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_82369.html
• For Primary Care, More Patients Are Seeing Specialists(03/10/2009, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_81518.html
• Calmer Dental Office May Ease Children's Nerves(03/04/2009, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_81330.html
• More News on Choosing a Doctor or Health Care Service http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alphanews_c.html#choosingadoctororhealthcareservice

Specific Conditions

• Choosing a Cleft Palate or Craniofacial Team(Cleft Palate Foundation) - http://www.cleftline.org/publications/choosing_team
  Also available in Spanish http://www.cleftline.org/espanol/equipo_de_expertos
• Choosing a Family Doctor(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/pat-advocacy/healthcare/836.printerview.html
  Also available in Spanish http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/pat-advocacy/healthcare/836.printerview.html
• Choosing a Psychiatrist(American Psychiatric Association) - http://healthyminds.org/Main-Topic/Choosing-a-Psychiatrist.aspx
  Also available in Spanish http://healthyminds.org/multimedia/choosingapsychespanol.pdf
• Choosing an HIV Care Provider(New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center) - http://www.aidsinfonet.org/fact_sheets/view/202?lang=eng
  Also available in Spanish http://www.aidsinfonet.org/fact_sheets/view/202?lang=spa
• Choosing Professionals & Coordinating Services(Center for Autism & Related Disabilities) - Links to PDF - http://ucf-card.org/uploads/factsheets/1187632085_eng.pdf
  Also available in Spanish http://ucf-card.org/uploads/factsheets/1187632085_sp.pdf
• Choosing the Right Mental Health Therapist(Center for Mental Health Services) - http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/ken98-0046/default.asp
• For People with Osteoporosis: How to Find a Doctor(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) - http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Osteoporosis/find_doctor.asp
• How to Choose a Plastic Surgeon(American Society of Plastic Surgeons) - http://www.plasticsurgery.org/Patients_and_Consumers/Choose_Your_ASPS_Member_Surgeon/How_to_Choose_a_Plastic_Surgeon.html
• How to Find a Doctor or Treatment Facility If You Have Cancer(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/doctor-facility
  Also available in Spanish http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/recursos/hojas-informativas/recursos-encontrar-tratamiento
• Know Your Anesthesiologist(American Society of Anesthesiologists) - http://www.asahq.org/patientEducation/know.htm
  Also available in Spanish http://www.asahq.org/patientEducation/KnowYour%20Anes2008Spanish.pdf
• Looking for a Qualified Surgeon? Here's How(American College of Surgeons) - http://www.facs.org/public_info/yourhealth/findadoc.html
• Mental Health Providers: Find One to Suit Your Needs(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mental-health/MH00008/METHOD=print
• Selecting a Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Practitioner(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine) - http://nccam.nih.gov/health/decisions/practitioner.htm
  Also available in Spanish http://nccam.nih.gov/health/espanol/seleccionarundoctor/
• Selecting a Refractive Eye Surgeon(Eye Surgery Education Council) - http://www.eyesurgeryeducation.com/Selecting_Surgeon.html
• Selecting and Working with an Adoption Therapist(Children's Bureau) - http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/r_tips.cfm
• Tips for Choosing a Dentist(American Dental Association) - http://www.ada.org/public/topics/tips.asp

Related Issues

• Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight-Loss Program(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/choosing.htm
• Choosing a Transplant Center: A Patient's Guide(National Marrow Donor Program) - http://www.marrow.org/PATIENT/Plan_for_Tx/Choosing_a_TC/index.html
• Dialysis Facility Compare(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/dialysis/home.asp
• Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Large PDF file - http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/02174.pdf
  Also available in Spanish http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/02174_s.pdf
• Guide to Choosing an Assisted Living Residence(Assisted Living Federation of America) - Links to PDF - http://www.alfa.org/images/alfa/PDFs/getfile.cfm_product_id=94&file=ALFAchecklist.pdf
• Guide to Selecting and Monitoring Brain Injury Rehabilitation Services(Brain Injury Association of America) - http://www.biausa.org/Pages/guide_to_selecting.html
• Helping You Choose Quality Ambulatory Care(Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) - http://www.jointcommission.org/GeneralPublic/Choices/hc_amb.htm
• Helping You Choose Quality Behavioral Health Care(Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) - http://www.jointcommission.org/GeneralPublic/Choices/hc_bhc.htm
• Helping You Choose Quality Home Care and Hospice Services(Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) - http://www.jointcommission.org/GeneralPublic/Choices/hc_ome.htm
• Helping You Choose the Hospital for You(Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) - http://www.jointcommission.org/GeneralPublic/Choices/hc_hap.htm
• Helping You Identify Quality Laboratory Services(Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) - http://www.jointcommission.org/GeneralPublic/Choices/hc_lab.htm
• Issues to Consider When Choosing a Brain Tumor Treatment Center(National Brain Tumor Society) - Links to PDF - http://www.braintumor.org/upload/contents/330/FactSheet_ChoosingATreatmentCenter.pdf
• Long Term Health Care: Plan Ahead(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/long-term-care/HA00054/METHOD=print
• Selecting a Transplant Hospital(United Network for Organ Sharing) - http://www.transplantliving.org/beforethetransplant/hospital/hospital.aspx
• Selecting an ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology) Program(American Society for Reproductive Medicine) - http://www.asrm.org/Patients/select.html

Health Check Tools

• Build Your Question List(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - http://www.ahrq.gov/questionsaretheanswer/questionBuilder.aspx

Videos

• Navigating Health Care with Your Family Doctor(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/pat-advocacy/healthcare/navigating.printerview.html

Research

• Patient-Doctor Connectedness and the Quality of Primary Care(American College of Physicians) - Links to PDF - http://www.annals.org/cgi/reprint/150/5/I-48.pdf

Directories

• MedlinePlus: Directories(National Library of Medicine) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/directories.html

Organizations

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - http://www.cms.hhs.gov/
• Joint Commission(Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) - http://www.jointcommission.org/
• National Institute on Aging - http://www.nia.nih.gov/
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nia.nih.gov/Espanol/

Statistics

• Percent of Persons of All Ages with a Usual Place to Go for Medical Care: United States, 1997-June, 2008(National Center for Health Statistics) - Links to PDF - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/200812_02.pdf

Children

• Finding a Doctor for Your Child(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/doctor/find_ped.html
  Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/general/find_ped_esp.html

Women

• Choosing Your Health Care Provider for Pregnancy(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/pregnancy/MY00024/METHOD=print

Seniors

• Choosing a Doctor(National Institute on Aging) - http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/choosing.htm
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nia.nih.gov/Espanol/Publicaciones/seleccion
• Considering Surgery?(National Institute on Aging) - http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/surgery.htm
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/Spanish/surgery-sp.htm
• Helping You Choose Quality Long Term Care(Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) - http://www.jointcommission.org/GeneralPublic/Choices/hc_ltc.htm
• Nursing Homes: Making the Right Choice(National Institute on Aging) - http://www.niapublications.org/agepages/longterm.asp
  Also available in Spanish http://www.niapublications.org/agepages/longterm-sp.asp

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

• Health Facilities - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthfacilities.html
• Patient Safety - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/patientsafety.html
• Health System - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthsystem.html
• Personal Health Issues - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/personalhealthissues.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Choosing a Doctor or Health Care Service is the National Institute on Aging - http://www.nia.nih.gov/

Choosing a Doctor or Health Care Service - Multiple Languages - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/languages/choosingadoctororhealthcareservice.html