Health Information
Being an INFORMED PATIENT includes finding out more about your medical condition, the medical procedure or treatment which has been recommended and suggestions for the next steps to getting the appropriate treatment and care. Listed below are Web sites and resources that will help you learn more about your condition or procedure:
Web Sites- Mayo Clinic's three main Web sites provide information and services from the world's first and largest integrated, not-for-profit group medical practice.
- HealthFinder® (available in en Espanol), a resource developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide descriptions of medical conditions and information on causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
- National Library of Medicine includes links to health-related sites, resources and databases
that can be used to research health conditions and diseases.
Additional Resources- How to Find Reliable Health Information (PDF) a resource developed by the JCAHO to provide consumers with sites recommended by the Medical Library Association and the Department of Health and Human Services.
- National Cancer Institute's Web site provides accurate, up-to-date information about many types of cancer, information about clinical trials, resources for people dealing with cancer, and information for researchers and health professionals.
- Office of Rare Diseases, National Institute of Health
- Protecting the Privacy of Patients' Health Information- HIPAA
- Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality