Use AI to review and improve your patient education handouts for reading level and clarity before distribution.

You've created a handout on hypertension management or diabetes foot care — but is it actually clear to your patients? Before you print 50 copies or add it to your patient portal, use AI as your first reviewer to check readability, spot confusing medical terms, and suggest simpler alternatives. 1. Paste your draft handout into ChatGPT or Claude and ask it to evaluate the reading level and identify any jargon or complex sentences that might confuse patients. 2. Review the AI's feedback and ask it to suggest specific rewrites for any flagged sections, aiming for a 6th-8th grade reading level. 3. Ask the AI to check if key action steps are clear and easy to follow — patients should know exactly what to do after reading. 4. Request that the AI identify any missing information a patient might need, like when to call the office or what symptoms to watch for. 5. Review all AI suggestions carefully, make edits that fit your clinical judgment and practice style, then finalize your handout. Always remember: AI helps you polish and improve, but you're the clinician who decides what's medically accurate and appropriate for your patient population. Never include real patient data in these tools.

March 16, 2026