Journal of general internal medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Readability of patient education materials available at the point of care.
Many patient education materials (PEMs) available on the internet are written at high school or college reading levels, rendering them inaccessible to the average US resident, who reads at or below an 8(th) grade level. Currently, electronic health record (EHR) providers partner with companies that produce PEMs, allowing clinicians to access PEMs at the point of care. ⋯ The majority of PEMS available through the NLM and a popular EHR were written at reading levels considerably higher than that of the average US adult.