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- ED Manag. 2008 Sep 1; 20 (9): 97-8.
AbstractED managers, responding to a study that showed more than 75% of patients do not understand their discharge instructions, list several options for improving communications. They include: Have several providers discuss with the patient their condition, treatment, and follow-up instructions. Make sure discharge instructions are written at a fourth-grade reading level or lower. Initiate a project in your department to shorten your discharge instruction forms.
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