Resources

Patient Empowerment Trisha Torrey’s newsletter Patient Empowerment Guide discusses many issues in healthcare and provides practical information.

California Office of the Patient Advocate Healthcare tips and quality rankings from the State of California.

Mayo Clinic The Mayo Clinic’s information center.

Learning About Your Health California Pacific Medical Center’s knowledge center provides information about health, clinical trials, and research in Chinese, Russian, and Spanish.

National Institutes of Health Health information from the US Department of Health & Human Services.

New York Times Well Each Tuesday the paper features a Health section with useful and informative articles related to health and wellness.

Drugs.com is a huge library of drug information, which includes free, peer-reviewed, independent advice on the drugs featured.

RxList is another source of information about drug, conditions, and research.

Medicare Hospital Compare is the US Department of Health & Human Services’ comparison tool for Medicare hospitals.

Medicare Nursing Home Compare is the US Department of Health & Human Services’ comparison tool for Medicare nursing homes.