Below are patient safety and health tools and resources to help you become an active member of your health care team.
- Washington State Hospital Association provides information on hospital pricing and quality information for Washington State hospitals. Washington State Hospital Quality Measures
- The Puget Sound Health Alliance, in collaboration with Puget Sound physicians, clinic leaders and others, including patients and employers, developed the Community Checkup Report to help consumers understand the health care system in the Puget Sound region. Community Checkup Report
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in partnership with the American Hospital Association and American Medical Association developed a fact sheet advising you what you can do to get safer health care. Five Steps to Safer Health Care (PDF)
- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) developed an informative guide helping you choose health plans, doctors, treatments, hospitals, and long-term care using information about quality. Your Guide to Choosing Quality Health Care
- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) developed a document with questions you should ask your doctor before having surgery and reasons for asking them. Having surgery? What you need to know