28 min
Health Literacy: Learn How to Find and Use Health Information Aging Health Matters
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- Health & Fitness
SUMMARY
As a contractor for Medicare, Kepro serves as the Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization, also referred to as a BFCC-QIO. While Kepro provides BFCC-QIO services in 29 states, the general information is relevant to everyone who has Medicare (including Medicare Advantage) and everyone who works with people who have Medicare.
This episode is a conversation with our guest, Dr. Jessica Whitley, Chief Medical Officer from Kepro.
In this podcast, Dr. Whitley will share information about health literacy. She will give some tips on how to gather health information as well as sharing about disease prevention. There is also a summary of her advice: obtain, communicate, process, understand, and use with regard to health information.
For more information about Kepro BFCC-QIO, please visit www.keproqio.com.
KEY TOPICS
00:29: Overview, introduction of guest, Dr. Jessica Whitley
02:22: What is health literacy?
05:23: How to gather health information
17:07: Summarizing Dr. Whitley’s advice
19:28: Prevention
25:55: Final thoughts
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RESOURCES
BFCC-QIO Information for stakeholders: www.keproqio.com/partners
BFCC-QIO Information for people who have Medicare: www.keproqio.com/bene
Links Dr. Whitley noted:
Health literacy tools from the University of Maryland: www.guides.hshsl.umaryland.edu
Questions to ask your doctor and other tools to help you to be more involved with your care:
www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/patient-involvement
Music: Motivational Upbeat Corporate by RinkevichMusic
https://soundcloud.com/rinkevichmusic
Video Link: https://youtu.be/U78mgVaM12M
SUMMARY
As a contractor for Medicare, Kepro serves as the Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization, also referred to as a BFCC-QIO. While Kepro provides BFCC-QIO services in 29 states, the general information is relevant to everyone who has Medicare (including Medicare Advantage) and everyone who works with people who have Medicare.
This episode is a conversation with our guest, Dr. Jessica Whitley, Chief Medical Officer from Kepro.
In this podcast, Dr. Whitley will share information about health literacy. She will give some tips on how to gather health information as well as sharing about disease prevention. There is also a summary of her advice: obtain, communicate, process, understand, and use with regard to health information.
For more information about Kepro BFCC-QIO, please visit www.keproqio.com.
KEY TOPICS
00:29: Overview, introduction of guest, Dr. Jessica Whitley
02:22: What is health literacy?
05:23: How to gather health information
17:07: Summarizing Dr. Whitley’s advice
19:28: Prevention
25:55: Final thoughts
SUBSCRIBE
Subscribe to our newsletters: Case Review Connections, On the Healthcare Front
RESOURCES
BFCC-QIO Information for stakeholders: www.keproqio.com/partners
BFCC-QIO Information for people who have Medicare: www.keproqio.com/bene
Links Dr. Whitley noted:
Health literacy tools from the University of Maryland: www.guides.hshsl.umaryland.edu
Questions to ask your doctor and other tools to help you to be more involved with your care:
www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/patient-involvement
Music: Motivational Upbeat Corporate by RinkevichMusic
https://soundcloud.com/rinkevichmusic
Video Link: https://youtu.be/U78mgVaM12M
28 min