Roles & Responsibilities

As a patient and partner in my health care team, I will:

• Bring all the questions I have to my appointments and ask you about things I don't understand
• Tell you how I am feeling and how it affects my life and ask for support services when I need them
• Help you create my action plan and track my progress
• Let you know when I get care somewhere else
• Bring all medicines, supplements, and herbal or holistic products I use to my appointments
• Fill my prescriptions on time, use them as prescribed, and tell you of any problems

As providers and partners in your health care team, we will:

• Respect you and your family's culture, values and needs
• Ask you to take part in your health care
• Help you set health goals and create an action plan
• Track the care you get from other providers
• Ask for your ideas on how we can improve your care and use language you understand
• Offer appointments at times when you can come in
• Explain test results and what will happen next
• Help you get support services when you need them
• Stay in contact with you as your partner in care