Information for patients

• General knowledge
  • Project reading level
• Local resources
• Interactive
  • USPSTF - selector and ASA
  • WebMd for dx
  • http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu
• Interventions
  • Obesity with the Tate studies
  • Diabetes
  • myHealtheVet??
• Project: each group upload a complete page

• Communicating with
• Using computers with
• General knowledge
  • Portals
    • http://www.healia.com
    • Medlineplus
  • Original content
    • patients.uptodate.com
  • Interactive
    • http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu/
    • Tate obesity studies
  • Project
    • page for knowledge () or http://www.utmedicinesa.com/
      • what do you wish your family could see before the go to a doc?
        • USPSTF (if generalist)
        • http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu/ (but bad)
        • something related to meds
      • create a framework
      • each person or team suggest one link
      • drafting a disclaimer
    • clinic (add to drop down, and to primary care appt information)
      • Divide into three groups (anything beyond these 3)
        • Local services
        • General knowledge
        • Interactive stuff before a visit

Finding information for patients

• www.MedlinePlus.gov
  • http://www.informationrx.org/
• patients.uptodate.com

More places

• Assessing quality of Information for patients.
  • Good summary from Medline Plus
• Making information understandable
  • Readability
  • Numeracy
• Examples of Federal and not for profit websites
  • General
    • Medline - search for "patient education handout"[ptyp]
    • NGC - search for Intended users = patients
    • AHRQ
    • NHLBI
  • Specialty
    • CancerNet
    • CDC
    • FDA
  • Portals
    • MedlinePlus
      Includes CancerNet, CDC, FDA
    • HealthFinder
      Includes CancerNet, CDC, FDA, MedlinePlus
• Shared decision making
  • Breast cancer risk
  • Lung cancer risk
  • Coronary risk
    • Version 1
    • Version 2

Local information

Find the phone number of the HEB Pharmacy on Wurzbach

Finding best doctor and hospital

• Google, AMA, State licensing, specialty Board
• Hospital Compare
• http://www.ahrq.gov/questionsaretheanswer/