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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy2/Strat2_Tool_2_ComTipsBroch_508.pdf
May 24, 2013 - Let doctors and nurses know right away if there
is something you do not understand. … You can
say, “I’m not sure I understand what you just
said. Can you tell me again?” … Keep asking until you understand. … If you got an answer but still do not understand,
please ask again. … what your doctors and nurses tell you
Tip 3: Ask questions until you understand the answers
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Plan
Health literacy
P-HL14
Personal doctor gave easy to understand … Plan
Health literacy
P-HL15
Personal doctor gave easy to understand … P-HL18
Explanation of blood test, x-ray, or other test was easy to understand … Health literacy
P-HL21
Information from customer service was easy to understand … Health literacy
P-HL29
Coverage and benefits information was easy to understand
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/search.html?order=title&page=6&search_api_fulltext=&sort=asc
Information about how much patient would have to pay for special services or equipment was easy to understand … P-HL34
Information about how much patient would have to pay for medicines was easy to understand … Health literacy
P-HL21
Information from customer service was easy to understand … H-HL35
Information from hospital staff about taking care of self at home was easy to understand … literacy
P-HL54
Information on the health plan's Website was easy to understand
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ce.effectivehealthcare.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 … approaches for developing valid and reliable scores that are fair to providers and easy for people to understand … that translate medical terminology into plain English, and provide other information to help users understand … Understand how to organize measures and scores into digestible quantities and help people quickly get
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/patient-education/pemat4.html
November 01, 2020 - Agree = 1
Explanation
The material should use common, everyday language that would be easy to understand … than a few abbreviations or acronyms, even if they are spelled out, the material will be difficult to understand … The explanation of a medical term should also be easy to understand. … The active voice is preferable to the passive voice because it is easier to understand.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/pharmacy/guide/app-5.html
September 01, 2020 - Feel free to ask me questions if you don't understand something. … Do the signs help you understand what you are supposed to do? … Doctors and pharmacists often use medical words that patients may not understand. … Has a pharmacist ever asked you if you understand what she or he has told you? … How easy or hard are the forms used in the pharmacy to understand and fill out?
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/search.html?page=20
May 02, 2024 - Hospital
Health literacy
H-HL3
Nurses hard to understand … Health literacy
H-HL4
Nurses used medical words patient did not understand … Hospital
Health literacy
H-HL10
Doctors hard to understand … Health literacy
H-HL11
Doctors used medical words patient did not understand … H-HL21
Explanation of blood test, x-ray, or other test was easy to understand
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/tool23a.html
April 01, 2024 - Directions, and Examples
Raise Awareness: Tool 3
Health Literacy: Making it Easier for Patients To Find, Understand … Tool 9
Language Access Resources
Consider Culture: Tool 10
Assess, Select, and Create Easy-to-Understand … Do you think it is important for patients to understand the cost of services when making healthcare decisions … _______
Does our practice have materials that explain costs in a way that is easy for patients to understand … ., materials, tools, training) would help our practice explain costs in a way patients could easily understand
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/professional-training/shared-decision/workshop/mod3-guide.html
September 01, 2020 - When do patients need to use and understand health numbers?
Slide 44. … Patients need to understand numbers when:
Slide 45. … Patients need to understand numbers when:
Slide 46. … Present numbers in a way your patients can understand—Read aloud
Slide 48. … Make sure you present the information in a way your patients understand.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/intro.html
February 01, 2024 - Tool 9
Language Access Resources
Consider Culture: Tool 10
Assess, Select, and Create Easy-to-Understand … Toolkit offers evidence-based guidance to help healthcare providers make health information easier to understand … Organizational Health Literacy is the degree to which organizations equitably enable individuals to find, understand … Personal Health Literacy is the degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand, and … universal precautions—the structuring of health information and services in ways that everyone can understand
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/tool4.html
April 01, 2024 - Tool 9
Language Access Resources
Consider Culture: Tool 10
Assess, Select, and Create Easy-to-Understand … Items
List of Internet Resources
Overview
Communicating clearly helps your patients understand … For guidance on improving written communication, go to Assess, Select, and Create Easy-to-Understand … TIP
Using jargon and terms your patients do not understand is an act of exclusion that can increase … Confirm patients understand what they need to know and do by asking them to teach back important information
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/search.html?order=title&page=17&search_api_fulltext=&sort=desc
P-HL11
Instructions about specific illness or health condition were easy to understand … literacy
P-HL54
Information on the health plan's Website was easy to understand … Health literacy
P-HL21
Information from customer service was easy to understand … Information about how much patient would have to pay for special services or equipment was easy to understand … P-HL40
Information about how to make a complaint to the health plan was easy to understand
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/questions/resources/diagnosis/step3.html
November 01, 2020 - This person can help ask questions, take notes, and help you remember and understand everything once … Keep asking until you understand the answers. … If you do not, your doctor may think you understand everything that is said. … Ask your doctor to draw pictures if that will help you understand something.
Take notes. … Make sure you understand what will happen if you need surgery.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/understand-sci-slides.html
July 01, 2023 - Hospital Labor and Delivery Units
Perinatal Safety Toolkit
Toolkit Pillars
Understand … Patient Safety News and Events
Education & Training
Resources
Understand … AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Understand … Slide 16: Understand the Science of Safety: What the Team Must Do
Develop a plan so all staff on … your unit view the Understand the Science of Safety videos
Track staff participation in viewing the
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/tool17d.html
April 01, 2024 - Were these instructions easy to understand?
☐ Yes, definitely
☐ Yes, somewhat
☐ No
3. … Were the results easy to understand?
☐ Yes, definitely
☐ Yes, somewhat
☐ No
5. … Was the response easy to understand? … Were the instructions or written information easy to understand? … Were the forms you were asked to sign easy to understand?
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/tool5.html
April 01, 2024 - Tool 9
Language Access Resources
Consider Culture: Tool 10
Assess, Select, and Create Easy-to-Understand … "Do you understand?" and "Does that make sense?" are NOT teach-back questions. … Patients are likely to answer "yes" whether they understand or not.
Use the show-me method. … I had no idea she did not understand.… I was so wrapped up in delivering the message that I did not … For example, staff making appointments may use it to ensure that patients understand what is required
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/guide-surg-comp.html
December 01, 2017 - Site Infection Investigation Tool ( Word , 1.8 MB)
This tool will help your safety program team understand … Surgical Skin Preparation Audit Tool ( Word , 1.57 MB)
This tool will help your team understand how … Antibiotic Audit Tool ( Word , 1.6 MB)
This tool will help your safety program team understand how … Normothermia Audit Tool ( Word , 1.59 MB)
This tool will help your safety program team understand … Additional Resources
Barrier Identification and Mitigation Tool ( Word , 1.73 MB)
Understand where
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Survey
Topics
Sort ascending
C-HL15
Provider gave easy to understand … C-HL19
Explanation of blood test, x-ray, or other test was easy to understand … literacy
C-HL20
Results of blood test, x-ray, or other test were easy to understand … Health literacy
P-HL2
Personal doctor used medical words patient did not understand … Plan
Health literacy
P-HL6
Personal doctor gave easy to understand
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Topics
Sort ascending
P-HL14
Personal doctor gave easy to understand … Plan
Health literacy
P-HL15
Personal doctor gave easy to understand … P-HL18
Explanation of blood test, x-ray, or other test was easy to understand … Health literacy
P-HL21
Information from customer service was easy to understand … Health literacy
P-HL29
Coverage and benefits information was easy to understand
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Clinician & Group
Health literacy
C-HL7
Provider gave easy to understand … literacy
C-HL20
Results of blood test, x-ray, or other test were easy to understand … C-HL19
Explanation of blood test, x-ray, or other test was easy to understand … Clinician & Group
Health literacy
C-HL16
Provider gave easy to understand … Clinician & Group
Health literacy
C-HL15
Provider gave easy to understand