Showing posts with label literacy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label literacy. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Health Literacy


Health care is complex and confusing and if you were to synchronize or standardize a process within the industry, you could be safe to call it a big idea. 

As health care will begin becoming commercialized and placing more focus on the consumer, the more important it is to speak their language - done through words and design. Wired Magazine shows a true example when redesigning Patient Lab Results Forms.

However, many people learn visually through experience. Awareness is not enough, people must engage to sustain learning. “Tryvertising” is a new marketing trend that focuses on engagement. As opposed to historical marketing campaigns that begin by educating consumers on a new product or service through messaging, Tryvertising takes a fresh approach to education and awareness that actually starts with consumers evaluating the usefulness of a product with trial, and then making a final decision on continued usage.

In the near future I believe you will see many more trial opportunities as a consumer in relation to billing, patient visits, scheduling, testing, and more.