Navigating the Health Care System - Advice Columns from AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/cc.htm AHRQ Director Carolyn Clancy, M.D., has prepared brief, easy-to-understand advice columns for consumers to help navigate the health care system. They will address important issues such as how to recognize high-quality health care; how to be an informed health care consumer; and how to choose a hospital, doctor, and health plan. Tue, 1 May 2012 11:00:00 EDT One Step Forward on Quality Improvement, One Step Back on Access http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/cc/cc050112.htm In her latest column, Dr. Clancy discusses where health care is getting better - and where more work needs to be done. More

]]> Tue, 4 Apr 2012 10:30:00 EDT Consumers Learning To Recognize High-Value Health Care Providers http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/cc/cc040312.htm Dr. Clancy describes how consumers are learning to recognize the difference between high cost and high value health care providers. More

]]> Tue, 6 Mar 2012 06:30:00 EDT New Processes Can Help Hospitals Spot - and Stop - Drug Errors http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/cc/cc030612.htm Dr. Clancy describes the steps you can take to reduce the risk of a drug error. More

]]> Tue, 7 Feb 2012 07:30:00 EDT Million Hearts Campaign Aims to Lower Risk, Improve Care http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/cc/cc020712.htm Dr. Clancy describes everyday steps consumers can take to reduce their risk of heart disease. More

]]> Tue, 3 Jan 2012 09:30:00 EDT Baby Boomers Trigger Major Increase in Knee Replacement Surgeries http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/cc/cc010312.htm Dr. Clancy describes the growing incidence of knee replacement surgeries among Baby Boomers -- and what steps people can take to minimize pain without undergoing surgery. More

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