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Oct
09
0 comments Tags: consumer health, family health, informed medical decisions, patient engagement
Health screenings are tests that look for diseases before symptoms may appear. These screenings can diagnose diseases early which may allow for easier and more effective treatment. Which tests are needed may depend on your age, gender, and family history. But some experts say that screenings can sometimes do more harm than good and that… Read More »
Posted in: Health Information Literacy, Public Health
Sep
11
0 comments Tags: cultural competency, culturally and linguistically appropriate services, family health, patient engagement
Through a partnership between the American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians, The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Supporting & Caring for Transgender Children, was produced. This resource provides information to help parents, friends, and the community better understand and better equipped to help transgender children as they explore their gender… Read More »
Posted in: Children and Teens, Minority Health Concerns
May
08
0 comments Tags: consumer health, informed medical decisions, patient engagement, ratings
Choosing the best surgeon can reduce your chances of death, complications, or other bad outcomes. Prospective surgery patients will find the Consumers’ Checkbook website a helpful guide when shopping for a surgeon. The Surgeon Rating is based on analyses of more than five million surgeries done in hospital by more than 50,000 surgeons, shows you… Read More »
Posted in: Health Information Literacy, Websites
Feb
13
0 comments Tags: consumer health, consumer health resources, health literacy, informed medical decisions, patient engagement
More care is not always better care. Choosing Wisely is an initiative of the ABIM (American Board of Internal Medicine) Foundation that seeks to advance a national dialogue on avoiding unnecessary medical tests, treatments and procedures. The Choosing Wisely campaign aims to help patients and doctors talk about what’s truly needed. The ABIM Foundation has joined with more than 70… Read More »
Posted in: Health Information Literacy, Websites
Jul
24
0 comments Tags: patient education, patient empowerment, patient engagement, training
The Health Education and Literacy (HEAL) Program® from Literacy for Life addresses health literacy through classes for adults seeking to improve their health care knowledge and thorough training for medical professionals. The HEAL presentations engage medical providers in a discussion about health literacy, and the HEAL classes focus on patient engagement and empowerment. The 45-minute presentation… Read More »
Posted in: Health Information Literacy
Dec
23
0 comments Tags: patient empowerment, patient engagement, shared decision-making
Earlier this month the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced two new models from the CMS Innovation Center. The Beneficiary Engagement and Incentives (BEI) Models — the Shared Decision Making Model and the Direct Decision Support Model — which will test different approaches to shared decision making, acknowledging that beneficiaries make decisions regarding… Read More »
Posted in: Articles, General, Public Health
Oct
28
0 comments Tags: health literacy, patient engagement, teach-back method
To learn more about how clinicians use “teach-back” to improve communication with patients, access AHRQ’s Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients. The new resource features evidence-based interventions for implementing the teach-back technique in primary care practices. With teach-back, clinicians ask patients or family members to explain in their own… Read More »
Posted in: General, Health Information Literacy, Public Health