This IPZO facto, Innovation: No Way But Forward Podcast FULL Episode 8 (Empowering Patients By Empowering Physicians) showcases the importance of having strong **health literacy** and how that impacts decision making in healthcare. Dr. Carlos Garcia, PhD, Founder and CEO of Health Quest Gaming shares a touching, personal origin story of how he came to understand first hand how health illiteracy can impede improved health outcomes.  Dr. Garcia gives us a behind the scenes look at his platform on how he took steps to "marry gaming with medicine" to increase health literacy - which empowers patients by empowering physicians - for better outcomes.  This episode is for everyone: patients, doctors, healthcare providers, strategists, health literacy experts, and more.  What you hear may help you be better prepared for a future discussion of your health or enabling you to serve as a caregiver or patient advocate.

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Dr. Carlos Garcia, Founder and CEO Heath Quest Gaming
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📚 RESOURCES: 
Reference for "9/10" 
Lopez, C., Kim, B. & Sacks, K. (2022). Health literacy in the United States: Enhancing assessments and reducing disparities. Milken Institute. Retrieved from
https://milkeninstitute.org/sites/default/files/2022-05/Health_Literacy_United_States_Final_Report.pdf

Reference for 25% increase mortality associated with Low health literacy
Fan, Zy., Yang, Y. & Zhang, F. Association between health literacy and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Public Health 79, 119 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-021-00648-7

Reference for Cardiovascular risk and low health literacy
HR 1.32 for mortality in acute heart failure: Journal of the American Heart Association, Health Literacy and Mortality: A Cohort Study of Patients Hospitalized for Acute Heart Failure.   low health literacy is associated with an increased risk of death among patients after hospitalization for an acute cardiovascular event specifically acute heart failure. The hazard ratio (HR) of 1.32 means that, after adjusting for other variables, patients with low health literacy had a 32% higher risk of dying during follow-up compared to those with higher health literacy. Its sad but here it is. 

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