-To Help Prevent
Medical
Errors: Observe! Speak up! Speak out! Ask & Inform.. Find out everything you can about potential
prescriptions &/or treatments. Make sure all meds & allergies &
treatments are known & recorded &
evaluated with "right person, right
dose, right time, right source, right order,"
etc. Double/Triple check everything Know the whys of the treatment plan &
make sure there IS one! Use your pharmacist as a resource. Follow up on tests' results. Ask for second opinions outside. During a hospital visit, ask for a second
opinion from an expert in the field.
Free "Organize
Your Health" Tips "It's about a 'can-do' attitude"
Inspiration
Motivational speaker Mark Victor Hansen recommends
you think lean, fit, and trim Click and Go!
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