Please, write to me. Writing outpatient clinic letters to patients. Guidance. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Please, write to me. Writing outpatient clinic letters to patients. Guidance. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Organizational Policy/Guidelines
 
• Published September 2018

Please, write to me. Writing outpatient clinic letters to patients. Guidance.

London, UK: Academy of Medical Royal Colleges; September 2018.

Miscommunication due to clinician use of medical jargon and limited patient health literacy is a persistent problem. This guidance suggests that physicians in the United Kingdom adopt a more direct approach to communication with their patients, such as encouraging physicians to write care letters and visit summaries directed to their patients.

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