How much should you pay for a surgery? How about for an in-office treatment? How do you know what a good price is? The reality is […]
Visual Communication Can Bridge the Health Literacy Gap
Low health literacy–that is, people who have difficulty understanding or following medical instructions, including things like using the healthcare system and correctly dosing medications–leads to […]
Do Smart People Make Dumb Patients?
A while back, The Daily Beast published an article with the provocative title “Why Smart People are Dumb Patients.” The article talks about undeniably brilliant […]
Share Your Patient’s Language
If you work in health care or health coaching, it’s very tempting to use guidelines to establish goals for patients. But it’s not an effective […]
Writing and Formatting for Improved Reader Engagement
There’s probably a complete education rivaling a real college degree available on the web, if only you knew where to find it . . . […]
When Health Care Is a Foreign Language: Improving How Patients Navigate the System
It shouldn’t shock you to hear that health literacy is a problem. According to Pfizer, around 90 million Americans struggle with health literacy, which is […]