Category: Healthcare

September, spiritually, refers to completeness or fulfillment. It can also refer to new adventures. I want to share a resource journal that I published on Amazon. I wanted to make something useful and functional for patients/caregivers to use immediately. The journal provides useful health literacy education along with templates to journal medical visits, and medication…

My brother was a juvenile diabetic. He took insulin shots twice a day if I remember correctly . He got sick with the flu or virus, something that made my grandparents take him to the doctor. The doctor told them to not take any of his medicine until he could keep food down. He passed…

“When the mind is allowed to rest, inspiration will follow” Phil Jackson So it is that I had to take a rest from all things, including this blog. But I have returned with a renewed energy to collaborate and engage with the community. The Institute for Healthcare Advancement, and it’s Health Literacy Solutions Center is…

In preparing a presentation, I’ve been reading about the changes in medication labels. The impact in numbers seems difficult to obtain. Some studies mention 100,000 deaths per year, another reports over 1 million physician visits and emergency room visits are due to incorrect use of medication. The errors are due to misunderstanding labels. I just…

I have first hand knowledge that healthcare is a business. I get it! But it has also been a calling for many providers. The difficulty for those providers lies within the systems that place demands on time, productivity and reimbursement. Those demands eat away valuable face time with patients. Time that could be spent educating,…

Definition: the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Health illiteracy is a hindrance and a restraint, in that, the lack of knowledge limits one’s ability to act appropriately. When receiving healthcare information, it is vital to have freedom to ask questions and knowledge to know what…

The study of how strategies uptake evidenced based practice into regular use…. Basically, how are we implementing the evidence we have? That’s precisely why HealthSpeak is bringing the evidence directly to the community. Successful implementation follows strategic planning, purposeful initiatives and clear paths to identified outcomes. In regards to health literacy, evidenced-based practice is documented…

As I am starting to build, and promote this community focused business, I received notice my fulltime position was eliminated. Of course that was a shock. I am having to pivot. As I reflect, when the VP was talking to me, I couldn’t exactly tell you what he said. It made me think about patients…

I was talking to someone who was recently admitted and discharged from the hospital. Among other eye opening statements was the statement; “I’m taking this extra salt pill but I don’t know what for..”. This is confirmation to continue to work on community education to improve health literacy. The goal of my ministry is to…

Listening is an underrated skill. Intentional actions to improve listening skills is beneficial for both parties involved in a conversation. When it comes to healthcare, the provider can help patients by taking time to listen to patients’ explanation and description of the condition which brought the patient to require medical attention. The patient may find…