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Developing Universal Symbols for Health Care Facilities

May 13, 2011 | Program Result

Project staff worked with a design team to create and test a set of universal graphic symbols to help people with limited proficiency in English find their way around health care facilities.

Health Facilities Begin Implementing New Universal Symbols to Ease Navigation

September 12, 2010 | News Release

Making signage easy to understand and eliminating language barriers is one simple way to iimprove the health care experience for everyone.

The Health Information Technology Landscape

November 7, 2009 | Book/Video

The capacity to store information electronically and exchange it with other institutions is an essential step toward realizing the benefits of PHRs.

Personal Health Records and Health Information Technology--Costs, Policies and the Incentives Driving Adoption

November 7, 2009 | Book/Video

In order for PHRs to flourish, health care providers must increase their systematic use of electronic health records (EHRs) and other health information management systems that communicate with personal health records.

Privacy and Personal Health Records

November 7, 2009 | Book/Video

Personal health records (PHRs) grant patients unprecedented access to and control over their personal health information.

Public Opinion Survey Finds Racial and Ethnic Differences Regarding Genetic Testing

October 1, 2005 | Program Result

The University of Michigan Institute for Social Research conducted a national survey on Americans' knowledge, attitudes, values and behavior regarding genetic testing and compared results to public opinion surveys from 1990.

Universal Symbols in Health Care

January 1, 2006 | Toolkit

Symbols help patients with limited English find their way.

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