| Health literacy: the low-hanging fruit in health care reform. | |
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PMID: 20499721 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Health care reform begins with remaking our system back into more of a health care system, not a sick care system. We need to provide moderate incentives for providers and patients to spend time on education and wellness, and to do it in a manner that ensures patients can understand. We need to look critically at how we communicate with patients, what demands we are making of them, what skills they need to meet those demands, and how we are making sure that they can do what we ask them to do. This is the heart of health literacy, and it is a shared responsibility. Programs exist to reduce or eliminate unnecessary use of our health care resources. The first step is awareness. The next step is action in our own practices. |
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Authors:
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Michael Villaire; Gloria Mayer |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of health care finance Volume: 36 ISSN: 1078-6767 ISO Abbreviation: J Health Care Finance Publication Date: 2009 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-05-26 Completed Date: 2010-07-22 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9503024 Medline TA: J Health Care Finance Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 55-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Institute for Healthcare Advancement, California, USA. |
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Cost-Benefit Analysis Health Care Reform / economics*, legislation & jurisprudence Health Literacy / economics* Health Services Accessibility / economics, legislation & jurisprudence Humans Insurance, Health / economics, legislation & jurisprudence Medically Uninsured Patient Education as Topic / economics Self Care / economics United States |
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