Arming patients with the right questions
Hospitalist Leadership Connection, February 26, 2008
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is urging patients to play a greater role in their own healthcare. A wide array of medical tests are available today that can detect disease or illness at an early stage, but in many cases, patients are reluctant to ask their doctors for certain tests when they start experiencing symptoms.
The AHRQ has developed a list of questions that patients should ask their physicians prior to a test. Providing patients with these questions upfront may open the door to better communication:
- How is the test done?
- What kind of information will the test provide?
- Is this test the only way to find out that information?
- What are the risks and benefits of having this test?
- How accurate is the test?
- What do I need to do to prepare for the test?
- Will the test be uncomfortable?
- How long will it take to get the results, and how will I get them?
- What's the next step after the test?
To read the full article by Carolyn Clancy, MD, on AHRQ's Web site, click here.
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