In April of this year, MedStar Health released the video entitled, Please See Me, in hopes of starting a buzz about making open, honest communications in health care a reality. The video project supports MedStar’s initiative to instill a culture that is focused on safety among its 30,000 associates and 6, 000 physicians, and across […]
Editor’s note: This week’s guest contribution comes from NPSF President Tejal Gandhi’s blog which looks at health literacy through the lens of patient safety, offering health care professionals guidance in becoming better communicators. If you’ve ever misheard a conversation or misread directions, you know the pitfalls of written and spoken language. Messages are not […]
Earlier this year, the National Patient Safety Foundation’s Lucian Leape Institute issued a report about how critical patient and family engagement is for ensuring patient safety. Health literacy problems continue to be one of the barriers to effective patient partnerships. With Health Literacy Month in progress, there is no better time to learn more about […]