Patient Issues Treatment and Symptoms entities Informed Consent; Ombudsman Programs; Patient's Rights
An ombudsman is an official, usually (but not always) appointed by the government or by parliament, who is charged with representing the interests of the public by investigating and addressing complaints reported by individual citizens. In some jurisdictions, the Ombudsman is referred to, at least officially, as the 'Parliamentary Commissioner' (e.g., the West Australian state Ombudsman). The term arose from its use in Sweden, with the Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman instituted in 1809, to s ...
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Patient Issues Organizations
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Cancer Institute http://www.nci.nih.gov/
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Dept. of Health and Human Services
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- American College of Physicians http://www.acponline.org/
- American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org/
- National Library of Medicine
- National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/
- Federal Trade Commission http://www.ftc.gov/
- Dept. of Labor
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- College of American Pathologists http://www.cap.org/
- Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights
Resources
- 20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- 20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors in Children (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)