Feds To Rank EHRs On Effectiveness Of Patient Education Materials

The federal Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) is preparing for a project in which it will rank the effectiveness of patient education materials delivered by electronic health records (EHRs). The goal is to develop a valid and reliable Health Information Rating System (HIRS) as a first step in a larger project that will create a library of patient health education materials, review EHRs patient education capabilities and features, and educate EHRs vendors and users. The HIRS will be the first instrument that can assess the understandability and actionability of patient health and education materials that can be . . .