Use AI to review your patient education handout for reading level and identify confusing medical terms.
Before you give a patient education handout to a family, let AI review it for clarity and reading level. Paste your draft into ChatGPT and ask it to flag any medical jargon, overly complex sentences, or sections that might confuse someone without a healthcare background. This helps you catch terms like 'anticoagulation' or 'NPO' that feel normal to you but mean nothing to most patients. AI can also tell you approximately what grade level your handout reads at, which is helpful since most patient materials should be at a 6th-8th grade level for maximum accessibility. You'll get specific suggestions on which sentences to simplify and which words to replace — all before you print or share it. Always review AI's suggestions with your clinical judgment and facility guidelines. Remember: never paste real patient information into ChatGPT. Use only generic examples or blank templates.
Try this prompt today
“Review this patient education handout I created about heart failure self-monitoring. Flag any medical jargon or confusing terms a patient without healthcare knowledge might not understand. Tell me what grade reading level it is, and suggest simpler alternatives for any complex sentences. Here's the draft: [paste your generic handout text here]”
March 6, 2026
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