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My Health Counts! Quest for Quality

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My Health Counts! Quest for Quality focuses on getting quality healthcare. Quality health care is about getting:

    The right care - care that works - you should be given the type of care that medical research has shown to work best for your condition.

    At the right time - care when you need it - your care should be timely. You should be given as much care as you need, but no unnecessary care.

    For the right reason - your care should be given by health professionals who are skilled and knowledgeable. They should be respectful, communicate clearly and involve you in decisions about your care.

The My Health Counts! series is hosted by Susan Hunt. Susan Hunt began her broadcast career in Buffalo, New York, first as a radio news and sports reporter for WGR-AM radio and subsequently as Sandy Beach's news sidekick on WHTT-FM. However, it was her stint as co-host of PM Magazine that, to this day, resonates with Western New York audiences. Since then, Susan has hosted and produced numerous TV programs related to important health issues.
 

Susan is joined by Ann Monroe and physician, Dr. Michael Parkinson.
 

Ann Monroe is president of the Community Health Foundation of Western and Central New York, a private foundation serving the Buffalo and Syracuse regions. CHF is focused primarily of improving the health outcomes of frail elders and children in communities of poverty and strengthening the systems that serve them.

Michael Parkinson is currently the President of

the American College of Preventive Medicine, the national medical specialty society of physicians trained in and committed to disease prevention, health promotion and systems-based approaches to improving health and health care.

 
 

Essential messages to take away from My Health Counts! Quest for Quality include:

    • Don't wait until our health care system has learned how to eliminate all mistakes about the care you or your loved ones may need.
    • The sooner you become involved the better off you - and our health system - will be.
    • Quality matters, it can be measured, and it can be improved. Take part in every decision about your health.
     

Have a My Health Counts! attitude - "I am in control. . .Everyday choices and actions matter."
 

For information about program 1, Partnering With Your Doctor, click here

For information about program 2, Self-Management, click here.
 

 

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