Effect of Expansion of Abbreviations and Acronyms on Patient Comprehension of Their Health Records
Lisa Grossman Liu, David Russell, Meghan Reading Turchioe, Annie Myers, David K. Vawdrey, Ruth Masterson Creber
Abstract
This randomized clinical trial compares patient comprehension of electronic health records in the US when common medical abbreviations are expanded.
Topics & Concepts
ComprehensionMedicinePsychologyNatural language processingHistoryLinguisticsComputer sciencePhilosophyHealth Literacy and Information AccessibilityBiomedical Text Mining and OntologiesElectronic Health Records Systems