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Elizabeth Cooney is a health reporter for the Worcester Telegram &
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« Today's Globe: surgical mistakes, Sox sleep deprivation, Harvard Pilgrim on top, Watson exit, SCHIP bill, post-9/11 death | Main | In case you missed it: trail of misery, wired for excitement, drive-through flu shots, reaching the uninsured, Caritas review, Arthur Kornberg, Gian F. Poggio » Friday, October 26, 2007Teaching patients the right questions to askBy Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff The Partnership for Healthcare Excellence, a new nonprofit organization funded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, launched a public education campaign this week to encourage patients to ask doctors and hospitals more questions about their treatment and about safety practices. “The Partnership believes that consumers need and deserve a stronger voice when it comes to improving the quality of their health care,” said Jim Conway, chairman of the Partnership and senior vice president at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, an organization in Cambridge that consults with hospitals. Posted by Karen Weintraub at 12:16 PM
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