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August 04, 2023 - Examples of structured communication tools and approaches include, among others, the Teach-
Back Method … Use the teach-back method: tool #5. … Use and
effectiveness of the teach-back method
in patient education and health
outcomes. … doi:
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effectiveness-teach-back-method … Examples of structured communication tools and approaches include, among others, the Teach-Back Method
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April 01, 2018 - Return to Contents
Teach-Back
1. What if my patient can’t teach back after several attempts? … I don’t have time to do teach-back.
Teach-back may take more time in the beginning. … Teach-back is just a slight shift to an open-ended question. … Who else can use teach-back besides clinicians? … to the medical assistants to the laboratory technicians can use the teach-back method when communicating
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/chapter-7.html
July 01, 2022 - the easiest ways to close the gap of communication between clinician and patient is to employ the "teach-back … " method, also known as the "show-me" method or "closing the loop." 18
"Teach-back" is a way to confirm … Patient understanding is confirmed when they explain it back to you. … These methods include the use of plain language, communication tools (e.g., multimedia), and "teach-back … " (having an individual repeat back instructions to assess comprehension) with all patients.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/chapter-7.html
July 01, 2022 - the easiest ways to close the gap of communication between clinician and patient is to employ the "teach-back … " method, also known as the "show-me" method or "closing the loop." 18
"Teach-back" is a way to confirm … Patient understanding is confirmed when they explain it back to you. … These methods include the use of plain language, communication tools (e.g., multimedia), and "teach-back … " (having an individual repeat back instructions to assess comprehension) with all patients.
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June 02, 2025 - The Patient Information Card also includes an appointment
reminder (date/time) on the back. … You can use the teach-
back method to confirm patient understanding. … (Guidance on implementing teach-
back is available at http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety … /patient-
family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/interventions/teach-back.html.)
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June 02, 2025 - Teach-Back
1. What if my patient can’t teach back after several attempts? … I don’t have time to do teach-back.
Teach-back may take more time in the beginning. … Teach-back
is just a slight shift to an open-ended question. … Who else can use teach-back besides clinicians? … to the medical assistants to the laboratory technicians can use the teach-back
method when communicating
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/impact-communication-medication-errors
August 01, 2009 - way that patients and caregivers understand. 24,26,27 Using the teach-back method, the healthcare … Additionally, healthcare providers can adopt evidence-based best practices like the teach-back method … Teach-back, Get Started With, Materials To, and Support Implementation. 2021. … “Teach-Back: Intervention,” 1–2. … “The Effectiveness of the Teach-Back Method on Adherence and Self-Management in Health Education for
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September 03, 2014 - Use plain language
Limit content
Have friendly demeanor
Employ the teach back method
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Patient and … When you’re unsure whether the patient understands, use the teach back method. … Practice using plain language and the teach back method with coworkers in team meetings by role-playing … Use the teach-back method to confirm patients understand all of the steps involved.
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Patients and … with your team members until you feel comfortable with the teach back method and communicating in plain
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April 01, 2018 - Create a Safe Medicine List Together
This strategy uses the “brown bag medicine review” method to engage … Teach-Back
ThIs strategy helps you validate that you have explained medical information clearly and … Select Teach-Back if:you want to ensure that your patients understand what you tell them, including … care of themselves at home, how to take their medications, how to use devices, and what additional procedures
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March 22, 2009 - The
techniques that have been shown to be beneficial and efficient are the so-called "teach-back" method … or
"teach-to-goal" method. … The teach-back method is simply asking patients to report, in their own words,
what they're going to … method: one goes through these teach-back
loops until the patient has actually mastered the learning … Whatever the goal is, the idea is to
determine that goal a priori and use the teach-back until the patient
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June 02, 2025 - Explain in plain language how the
medicine affects the body and use
teach-back to ensure understanding … Use plain language instructions on
the prescription so plain language
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June 02, 2025 - All staff members ask patients to state key points in their own words (i.e., use the teach-back method … ☐
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2. … Staff members discuss different methods for remembering to take medicines correctly and offer patients
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February 23, 2022 - Clinical reasoning is now a common method to improve diagnostic decision making, and several tools … study, hospital faculty and pediatric interns used the Assessment of Reasoning Tool (ART) to assess, teach … August 19, 2020
Using the NAM diagnostic process framework to teach clinical reasoning … treat-and-release diagnoses prior to sepsis hospitalization among adult emergency department patients: a look-back … April 8, 2020
Critical errors in infrequently performed trauma procedures after training
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Teach-Back .............................. … Teach-Back
A method to confirm that the sender has explained
information clearly and that patients or … In a teach-back, the sender asks the patient or
family member to explain the information they need to … Teach-Back
Handoff
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Team Leadership
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Effective Team Leadership … Teach-Back
Handoff
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Team Leadership
Multi-Team System forPatient Care
Effective Team Leadership
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June 15, 2024 - scatter plot that shows the relationship between the age of a patient and the frequency of use of “teach-back … Teach-back is a strategy that involves the health care provider asking patients or family members to … Thus, teach-back addresses a key issue in medication safety in the home environment. … This diagram clearly demonstrates that the frequency of “teach-back” in this clinical setting decreases … Figure 2: Scatter plot of use of teach-back vs patient age
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January 13, 2022 - The “teach‐back” method, which is described on the next slide, can also be used to
make sure the healthcare … • Teach-back can be used when you explain:
‒ A new diagnosis. … With teach‐back, you ask
patients or family members to explain in their own words what they need to … You ask them to teach it back to you. … Teach‐back can be used when you explain:
• A new diagnosis.
• Next steps for followup testing.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withdean-schillinger-md
March 01, 2009 - The techniques that have been shown to be beneficial and efficient are the so-called "teach-back" method … or "teach-to-goal" method. … The teach-back method is simply asking patients to report, in their own words, what they're going to … method: one goes through these teach-back loops until the patient has actually mastered the learning … , such as the "teach-back" or "teach-to-goal" technique.( 10 , 11 ) In this manner, potential errors
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool5.html
March 01, 2025 - One of the easiest ways to close the communication gap between patients and educators is to use the "teach-back … " method. … Teach-back is a way to confirm that you have explained to the patient what he or she needs to know in … A video demonstration of the teach-back method is available at: http://www.nchealthliteracy.org/teachingaids.html … Always conduct teach-back to confirm that the patient or caregiver understands how to take medicines.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-health-literacy-patient-safety
March 22, 2009 - , such as the "teach-back" or "teach-to-goal" technique.( 10 , 11 ) In this manner, potential errors … The techniques that have been shown to be beneficial and efficient are the so-called "teach-back" method … or "teach-to-goal" method. … The teach-back method is simply asking patients to report, in their own words, what they're going to … method: one goes through these teach-back loops until the patient has actually mastered the learning
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/dx-improvement/module3-communication.pptx
January 13, 2022 - The “teach‐back” method, which is described on the next slide, can also be used to make sure the healthcare … Teach-back can be used when you explain:
A new diagnosis.
Next steps for followup testing. … You ask them to teach it back to you.
… Teach-back can be used when you explain:
A new diagnosis.
Next steps for followup testing. … Teach-back may take longer initially as you learn to adopt it into your standard workflow.