This customizable document, Patient and Family Education Responsibility: Participate in Your Healthcare, is taken from MCN Healthcare’s Imaging Services Policy and Procedure Manual. For more than 20 years, MCN has been the health care industry’s leading provider of policy and procedure templates, forms, competencies and other compliance tools.

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	PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION RESPONSIBILITY: PARTICIPATE IN YOUR HEALTHCARE Participate: Participate in your healthcare by taking an active role in staying or getting well. Good health depends on hard work from your entire healthcare team. You are the most important player on the team. Health Wise Tips: Plan ahead. Schedule regular visits with your physician. Do not wait until the last minute to get help. Have your prescriptions refilled before you run out. Be Prepared: Whenever your healthcare provider recommends a test or surgical procedure, you need to be informed on what it is,...
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	...physician offer you better care. Your notes should include information about your symptoms, what you did and how well it worked. Symptoms: Are your symptoms better or worse since your last visit? Are your symptoms constant or do they come and go? Are your symptoms related to any change in your normal activities or routine? What did you do? Did you try a home remedy? Did you take any over-the-counter medications? Did you take any prescribed medications? How well did it work? Did...