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Spotlight: Health Literacy Resources Added

We've added tools to help home health agencies make changes to connect with patients of all literacy levels. These additions are easy to find - just select Health Literacy from the drop-down menu of our search feature on the tools page.  Also visit our Evidence Base, Presentations and Links pages to access more Health Literacy resources. 

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CHAMP Blog

Read the latest posts from CHAMP experts and guest bloggers!

Sunil Kripalani, Chief, Section of Hospital Medicine, Vanderbilt University: Health Literacy, Care Transitions, and Keeping All Those Medications Straight

Every day, thousands of patients receive new health information. Sometimes it is easy to understand. But more often than not, the information is complex, unclear, or delivered quickly.  How well would you be able to follow the instructions above? Now consider… How well would you be able to follow them if you were sick? If your sleep had been interrupted for the last 3 nights . . .

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Dennee Frey, CHAMP Pharmacy Expert: Grapefruit and Statin Medication

Dennee discusses an important drug interaction between grapefruit and statin medications. She also shares some helpful tips to discuss with patients who ask you if they can eat or drink grapefruit while they’re taking statin medications.

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Other Posts

Dennee Frey, CHAMP Pharmacy Expert:  Let’s Talk About Fall Prevention

Paula Wilson, RN, VNSNY: Assessing Pain in our Patients

Val J. Halamandaris, President, NAHC: Using CHAMP as a Resource for Best Practices in Home Care

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