Patient Issues

Bureau of Certification
(South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control): This SCDHEC page gives you information about filing complaints against health care providers.To make "complaints", scroll down to the middle of the pages and follow the instructions. There is also a link to the Code of Federal Regulations for information about Federal regulations which health care providers may be required to meet.; http://www.scdhec.gov/Health/FHPF/HealthFacilityRegulationsLicensing/Medica
reMedicaidCertification/
Informed Medical Decisions.org
(Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making): Tips on working with your doctor to make good decisions about your health care. Includes videos.; http://www.informedmedicaldecisions.org/
Patient Safety
(MEDLINEplus): Links to sites which have been reviewed by librarians at the National Library of Medicine. Topics include News, General/Overviews, Coping, Research, Specific Conditions/Aspects, Directories, Law and Policy, Organizations, Children, and more. Specific issues covered include patient rights, preventing medical errors, diagnostic problems, quality of life, learning about clinical research, how to talk to your doctor, and many other topics of importance to good healthcare. Select espaÃ±ol from the menu bar for Spanish links.; https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/patientsafety.html

Last Modified: Monday August 24, 2015 12:19 PM