Pop Quiz: How savvy are your patients?
Case Management Weekly, January 18, 2006
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As a result of research efforts led by Barry D. Weiss, MD, University of Arizona College of Medicine, healthcare providers soon will have a new tool designed to assess a patient's health literacy skills quickly and simply. Knowing if a patient can understand and act on health information enables healthcare providers to tailor their communication and enhance patient understanding.
Dr.Weiss and his team of researchers have developed the Newest Vital Sign (NVS), a simple, six-question assessment which can be administered in only three minutes. The NVS enables healthcare providers to assess an individual's health literacy skills-the ability to read, understand, and act upon health information-quickly and accurately.
Source: National Council on Patient Information and Education
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