Use AI to review your patient education handouts for readability gaps and health literacy issues before distributing them.
You've drafted a handout explaining hypertension management or diabetes self-care — but will your patients actually understand it? Before printing dozens of copies or adding it to your EMR, paste your draft into ChatGPT and ask it to review for common health literacy problems: medical jargon, complex sentence structure, assumed knowledge, and missing context that confuses patients. Ask the AI to flag sentences written above a 6th-grade reading level, identify terms that need simpler alternatives or definitions, and point out places where you've assumed patients know something they likely don't (like what 'fasting' means or how to read a blood pressure cuff). You'll get a detailed critique that helps you catch barriers you've become blind to after years of clinical training. This takes two minutes and dramatically improves how well your patients can actually use the materials you create. It's like having a health literacy expert review every handout before it goes out — catching confusing phrasing, missing steps, or intimidating terminology that might prevent patients from following through. Remember: always review AI feedback carefully and make final decisions based on your clinical judgment and knowledge of your patient population.
Try this prompt today
“I've written a patient education handout about managing high blood pressure. Please review it for health literacy issues and readability problems. Specifically: (1) Flag any medical jargon or terms patients might not understand, (2) Identify sentences written above a 6th-grade reading level, (3) Point out places where I've assumed knowledge patients may not have, (4) Suggest simpler alternatives for complex phrases. Here's my draft: [paste your handout text here]”
March 11, 2026
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