Patient and Provider Partnership: The Road to Health Literacy
Published April 28, 2022
Jennifer Kemp, MD FACR | Vice Chair Quality & Operations Department, University of Colorado School of Medicine Radiology | Chief Patient Experience Officer, Scanslated
Linda Sample, BCPA, CPXP, Healthcare Consultant and Patient Advocate, Empowered Healthcare, LLC
A patient and provider share their personal journeys of empowering patients through increased health literacy. The webinar explores the 21st Century Cures Act, a federal mandate intended to increase transparency and patient access to personal health information, and the gap between information access and comprehension to make healthcare decisions. Tools will be discussed that can be integrated into existing workflows and across healthcare disciplines.
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