Dear Dr Zeitz,
Your local hospitals may like to know that the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation are partnering in an innovation project to include health literacy techniques in helping patients understand in order to reduce harm from falls in hospitals and reduce unplanned readmissions
Gail
 
Gail A. Nielsen
nielsega at ihs.org
phone: 515-241-8626
fax       515-241-5059
 
Patint Safety Administrator
Iowa Heath System
1200 Pleasant Street, ERC 2
Des Moines, Iowa 50309

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From: healthliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of Zeitz, Howard
Sent: Wed 12/20/2006 3:55 PM
To: The Health and Literacy Discussion List
Subject: [HealthLiteracy 508] Re: Wed. Question: Literacy Class visits to Hospitals



Here in Rockford IL we have excellent collaboration between the regional
Literacy Council and the Rockford Regional Partnership for Health Literacy
(RRPHL). Although in past years we have not had the opportunity to work
together with the area hospitals, things are about to change.

In our community, the area hospitals have established a collaborative
focused on patient safety. The first joint conversation focused on health
literacy is scheduled to take place at the January 2007 meeting of the
collaborative. Some of the members of the collaborative have expressed an
interest in learning about specific interventions that can enhance the
care of patients with limited literacy and/or health literacy. We intend
to share the ideas and the resources discussed recently on the listserv
with the attendees at the January meeting.

Howard J Zeitz, MD
Co-Chair, RRPHL
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Howard J Zeitz, MD
National Center for Rural Health Professions
University of Illinois
1601 Parkview Ave
Rockford, IL 61107
T: 815-395-5779
F: 815-395-5671

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