Meeting
Abstract Number: 44
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Studies regarding patient comprehension have mainly focused on discharge instructions and information, and few studies are available on patients’ comprehension of their treatment while hospitalized. The standards for patient-centered communication by The Joint Commission and the New York State Patients’ Bill of Rights, state that patients should be informed participants in their own health […]
Abstract Number: 278
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Functional health literacy includes the ability to receive information, comprehend its meaning, and put it into action. Patients’ health literacy level has been found to be a stronger correlate of health status than education level and other sociodemographic variables. Individuals with below basic/basic health literacy utilize the healthcare system more often and spend more […]
Abstract Number: 382
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Providing patients access to their encounter notes has been found to have many benefits in health management. This evidence has led to a rapidly expanding national movement, OpenNotes, which encourages clinicians to provide patients access to their medical notes. A major barrier to the utility of open medical notes is the dense medical terminology […]