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Health Illiteracy Can Kill YouMark Scrimshire@ekivemark
To change health care
we have to put the
Patient
at the center
Mark Scrimshire@ekivemark
“The Patient Centered Medical Home ...
...is centered around the Physician”
Anonymous -... for obvious reasons
Heard in an industry meeting
Understanding is one thing
Implications and Interactions are quite another thing
Health Literacy
The ability to read, understand, and utilize basic health-related information
... like prescription bottle labels and appointment slips
Learn or Die
18%
40%
Illiterate
Literate
25% of the 3500 people monitored had inadequate health literacy
The Illiterate group had a greater chance of dying over the next 6 years
http://www.hospitalimpact.org/index.php/scoop/2007/10/18/healthcare_complexity_the_elephant_in_th
Yes, Health Care is extremely complicated
... because the patient is usually
excluded
Health 2.0 is participatory healthcare. Enabled by information, software, and community that we collect or create, we the patients can be effective partners in our own health care, and we the people can participate in reshaping the health system itself.
Dr. Ted Eytan& the community
Health Care is important to us all
“I Didn’t know I had so much to say about it ...”
Geoff DiMasiPrincipal P’unk Ave,
Health Consumer,Parent
HIPAA
?P...orta
bilit
y Privacy
Privacy is a personal decision
and a personal trade-off
HIpAA
Privacy takes a back seat to quality of life
It is my choice... and I need knowledge
to take responsibility
We choose what to believe
... and who We share with
Don’t talk at meHave a conversation with me
To stay relevant health care must
embrace openness
HIPAA
To change health care we have to put ourselves at the center
HealthCamp is not just a conversation
HealthCamp is your call to action
Get involved in managing your own health
#hcmd09
healthca.mp
Go to http://healthca.mp for more information
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Mark [email protected]
Mon10/5
Fri6/19
