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Acknowledgments
We are in the midst of an exciting national movement, endorsed by health care entities and patients alike, to engage patients and families as partners with their health care providers. Including patients in the design and i…
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Appendix F. Meeting Evaluation
Each council member should be asked to complete an evaluation after each meeting, and meeting leaders should share the results of these evaluations at every meeting. A sample evaluation form follows.
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Appendix E. Meeting Ground Rules
To set the tone for the meetings and ensure all participants are comfortable, the meeting planner creates ground rules for patient advisory council meetings.
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Appendix G. Brochure
Part of marketing the patient advisory council includes developing brochures that explain the council's roles and goals. A photo of a sample brochure follows.
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References
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. CAHPS®: Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems. Accessed January 3, 2007. Available at: http://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/index.html .
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Appendix I. Process Objectives, Measurements, and Evaluation Strategies
The tables below provide examples of objectives that can be adapted for a patient advisory council and ways to measure its success.
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Appendix H. Advertisement
Part of spreading the word about the patient advisory council's project includes advertising in local media. A photo of an advertisement follows.
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Appendix B. Council Information Sheet and Application
A sample of the member information sheet and application for patients or caregivers for the Aurora Health Care Patient Safety Partnership Council follows. With minor edits, the informat…
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Appendix C. Confidentiality Statement
Patient advisory council members must sign confidentiality statements as part of their membership processing. A sample follows:
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Appendix A. Project Goals and Objectives
Before they meet regularly, patient advisory councils need to establish project goals. Examples of project goals and objectives for small and large patient advisory councils follow.
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Appendix D. Vision and Mission Statements
Sample vision and mission statements and objectives for patient advisory councils follow.
Vision
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literacy, and
education
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culture becomes a little bit
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January 01, 2024 - The growing importance of palliative care
Can reporters raise health literacy in the community? … Journalism 2010
• What the VA faces with Iraqi Freedom/Enduring Freedom Vets
• Can reporters raise health literacy
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January 01, 2023 - Third, we did not assess the digital health literacy of participants; therefore, future usability and … should be conducted to understand how this model should be further adapted
to meet variable levels of literacy
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patients with low health literacy, the materials were
designed to be culturally
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August 01, 2022 - They recommended designing the system to facilitate access for consumers who may face language, literacy … that is accessible and easy to use for a wide range of consumers, including those with limited health literacy
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January 01, 2020 - That means grappling with language and
cultural discordance between patients and providers as well as literacy … Self-management
support and attention to health literacy and numeracy, as well as other functions such
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demographics were recorded as well as patient activation measures, health and computer
literacy … race and ethnicity, urban, suburban and rural based on zip codes)
and using measurements of health literacy
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January 01, 2024 - This risk of false impressions raises the larger topic of health literacy, which is so crucial to
engaging … Enhancing health literacy involves clear communication to patients about their
care and outcomes—communication