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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/informed-consent/index.html
September 01, 2020 - Telehealth Consent Form
AHRQ has created a sample telehealth consent form (Word, 27 KB) that is easy … Why should we use easy-to-understand telehealth consent forms? … Clinicians can use the easy-to-understand language from the form when they are having the consent discussion … Can we use the AHRQ Easy-to-Understand Telehealth Consent Form as is?
No. … AHRQ Easy-to-Understand Telehealth Consent Form (Word, 27 KB)
How to Obtain Consent for Telehealth
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/design/general-tips/index.html
October 01, 2019 - Makes it easy for them to skim and find topics of personal interest. … to create the perception that your report will be easy to read and understand. … Font Size and Type
Make the text large enough for easy reading and choose highly readable fonts. … For Web reports , experts usually recommend using a sans serif font for easy on-screen reading. … But it's easy to overdo it or use color in a way that is confusing rather then enlightening.
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/writing/tip1.html
May 01, 2015 - Use Simple Sentence Structures
Sentences should be easy for readers to interpret. … To make it easy for your readers:
Don’t pack too much information into a single sentence. … Write Text That’s Easy for Your Audience To Understand
Tip 2. … Make It Easy to Skim
Tip 4. Use Devices That Engage Your Readers
Tip 5. … In a Quality Report, Write Text That’s Easy To Understand. Content last reviewed May 2015.
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/writing/tip3.html
May 01, 2015 - Make It Easy to Skim Your Health Care Quality Report … Learn more about Web-based navigation aids:
Making It Easy for Users To Find Data on Other Topics … Write Text That’s Easy for Your Audience To Understand
Tip 2. … Make It Easy to Skim
Tip 4. Use Devices That Engage Your Readers
Tip 5. … Make It Easy to Skim Your Health Care Quality Report. Content last reviewed May 2015.
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/index.html
February 01, 2016 - The job of report sponsors is to present scores in a way that makes them engaging, easy to understand … , and easy to use. … Review approaches for developing valid and reliable scores that are fair to providers and easy for people … Review the advantages and disadvantages of several approaches that aim to make it as easy as possible … Learn how to make your Web-based report easy to search and navigate, and how to help your audience customize
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/hp/suppl-healthlit-items-hp-survey50-adult.html
April 01, 2020 - In the last 12 months, how often were these instructions easy to understand? … Was the information about how your health plan works easy to understand? … Was the information about your health plan's coverage and benefits easy to understand? … Was the information about how to stay healthy easy to understand? … Was the information on your health plan's Website easy to understand?
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/index.html
March 01, 2024 - The RED Toolkit includes templates for easy-to-understand discharge instructions and post-discharge telephone … Improvement Measures
Quality improvement measures can help healthcare organizations make health information easy … to understand and health systems easy to navigate. … AHRQ's Easy-to-Understand Telehealth Consent Form
AHRQ's telehealth consent resources include a … sample telehealth consent form (Word, 27 KB) that is easy to understand and how-to guidance for clinicians
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/HP/supplemental-health-literacy-hpcahps-adult-2157-3a.docx
May 08, 2017 - In the last 12 months, how often were these instructions easy to understand? … Was the information about how your health plan works easy to understand? … Was the information about your health plan’s coverage and benefits easy to understand? … Was the information about how to stay healthy easy to understand? … Was the information on your health plan's Website easy to understand?
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/literacy/measures.html
May 01, 2017 - Provider gave easy to understand instructions about medicines
C-HL16. … Provider gave easy to understand explanations about possible side effects of medicines
C-HL17. … Explanation of blood test, x-ray, or other test was easy to understand
H-HL22. … Blood test, x-ray, or other test results were easy to understand
Ease of Filling Out Forms
H-HL25 … Forms were easy for patient to fill out
H-HL29.
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/literacy/supplemental-health-literacy-cgcahps-adult-2357-3a.docx
May 01, 2017 - In the last 6 months, how often did this provider give you easy to understand information about these … In the last 6 months, how often were these instructions easy to understand? … In the last 6 months, how often did this provider give you easy to understand instructions about how … , how often did this provider explain the possible side effects of your medicines in a way that was easy … In the last 6 months, how often was the explanation of what the test was for easy to understand?
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/ccc/measures.html
April 01, 2022 - providers or services
Parents’ Experiences Getting Specialized Services for Their Child
CC9 Easy … to get special medical equipment or devices for child
CC12 Easy to get special therapy for child … CC15 Easy to get treatment or counseling for child
Parents' Experiences with the Child's Personal … conditions affected family's day-to-day life
Parents’ Experiences with Prescription Medicines
CC23 Easy
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/dowdstudysnapshot.pdf
November 01, 2015 - ■ Provide actionable, easy-to-
use data and tools: Performance
reports and other tools should
provide … actionable data that are easy
to understand and use, including
comparisons to similar practices and … Program
sponsors should make special efforts
to provide actionable feedback reports
and other easy-to-use … ■ PQRS was easy to implement, but administrators judged CMS reports to be of
limited value: Virtually … all administrators in participating practices found PQRS
easy to implement.
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/toolkit.html
February 01, 2024 - Teach-Back Questions for Informed Consent
Lab Results Letter
Follow Up with Patients: Tool 6
Be Easy … Differences: Tool 9
Language Access Resources
Consider Culture: Tool 10
Assess, Select, and Create Easy-to-Understand … Connect Patients With Literacy and Math Resources: Tool 20
Community Referral Form
Make Referrals Easy … Customs, and Beliefs: Tool #10 Tools to Improve Written Communication
Assess, Select, and Create Easy-to-Understand … Resources: Tool #19
Connect Patients with Literacy and Math Resources: Tool #20
Make Referrals Easy
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/cg/suppl-healthlit-items-cg-survey30-adult.html
January 01, 2018 - In the last 6 months, how often did this provider give you easy to understand information about these … In the last 6 months, how often were these instructions easy to understand? … In the last 6 months, how often did this provider give you easy to understand instructions about how … , how often did this provider explain the possible side effects of your medicines in a way that was easy … In the last 6 months, how often was the explanation of what the test was for easy to understand?
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201602.html
April 01, 2016 - "Our number one goal is to make it extremely easy for the patient," noted Marci Leonard, supervisor of … In addition to giving objective feedback on whether materials are easy to understand and easy for patients … Leonard, who explained that it is not easy to tell clinical experts that the information they document
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/american-indian/measures-american-indian-809.pdf
December 11, 2017 - Making survey results easy to report to
consumers: How reporting needs guided survey design in CAHPS … to get appointments with specialists
Q35 Easy to get needed care, tests or treatment
Q55 Patient … Survey
How Well Health Professionals Communicate
Q36 Provider explained things in a way that was easy … spent enough time with patient
Q41
Provider explained the purpose of medicines in a way that was
easy … to understand
Q43
Provider explained in a way that was easy to understand what to
do if illness
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/web/index.html
May 01, 2019 - You also have to make it as intuitive and easy as possible. … Measure Categories To Compare
Drill Down to Items Included in Composites and Summary Scores
Make It Easy … So you need to make it very easy and intuitive for them to get to another spot, even if they are not … To keep them on your site, you have to make it easy for them to orient themselves and explore other topics … trails
Navigation Links
One important strategy is to create a set of navigation links that make it easy
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/pharmacy/medication-mgt.html
September 01, 2020 - Make Referrals Easy . … A guide to writing and designing easy-to-use health Web sites. … A tool to assess whether patients will find the information easy to understand and act on.
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/data/data-tools/index.html
July 01, 2022 - MEPS-HC Variable Explorer Tool
A quick and easy way to search the MEPS Public Use Files for the variables … HCUPnet (Deep Dive)
Easy-to-access summary statistics and graphics on hospital stays and emergency … Fast Stats (Priority Topics)
Select easy-to-access summary statistics and graphics on hospital inpatient
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/training-tools/training-tools-slideset.pptx
May 01, 2017 - 1Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC), Enhancing Project Spread and Sustainability – A Companion to the “Easy … 1Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC), Enhancing Project Spread and Sustainability – A Companion to the “Easy … 1Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC), Enhancing Project Spread and Sustainability – A Companion to the “Easy … 1Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC), Enhancing Project Spread and Sustainability – A Companion to the “Easy … sustainability
An effective sustainability plan includes—
Planning early in the improvement process
Easy