Patients Urged to Play More Active Role to Maintain Good Health

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BANGOR It is not enough for doctors and hospitals to commit to improving the quality and safety of the care they provide. At a forum in Bangor on Thursday, health care leaders, employers and consumers agreed that patients must play a more active role in maintaining their own health and demanding high-quality care from their providers.

The forum at the Spectacular Event Center featured a live telecast from Washington, D.C., with talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz. Kathryn Bragdon, a nurse at the Helen Hunt Health Center in Old Town, was one of four individuals from around the country who participated in the telecast, which can be viewed online.

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Patients Urged to Play More Active Role to Maintain Good Health

The Care About Your Care event kicks off a monthlong campaign aimed at engaging consumers in their own care, according to Dr. Lisa Letourneau, executive director of the Maine organization ...

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