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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/prism-personalized-reminders-immunizations-using-short-messaging-systems
January 01, 2023 - Department of Health and Human Services. … Completed
Grant Number
R01 HS022677
Funding Mechanism(s)
AHRQ Health … Care Theme
Mobile Health
Patient Education
Preventive Medicine
Childhood vaccines … literacy-promoting information versus conventional text message vaccination reminders. … Department of Health and Human Services.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs022938-mitchell-final-report-2017.pdf
January 01, 2017 - A final aspect of the program’s ability to address barriers to care involves health literacy. … disparities in mental health and address
important problems with adherence to mental health treatment … National Institute of Mental Health. … Using computer agents to explain medical documents to
patients with low health literacy. … Usability of conversational agents by patients with inadequate
health literacy: Evidence from two clinical
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017829-druss-final-report-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - An Electronic Personal Health Record for Mental Health Consumers - Final Report
Grant Final Report … Grant ID: R18HS017829
An Electronic Personal Health Record for Mental
Health Consumers … Health
Consumers (6 months). … “An Electronic Personal
Health Record for Mental Health Consumers.” … September, 2012
Project - Generated Resources:
A Computer Literacy Assessment and Education Manual
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/implementation-outcomes-health-it-program-vulnerable-diabetes-patients/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - Implementation Outcomes of a Health Information Technology Program For Vulnerable Diabetes Patients - … 2012
Project Name
Implementation Outcomes of a Health Information Technology Program … California, San Francisco
Funding Mechanism
PAR: HS08-268: Small Research Grant to Improve Health … Care Quality through Health Information Technology (IT) (R03)
Grant Number
R03 HS 020684 … Target Population: Adults, Chronic Care*, Diabetes, Elderly*, Low Literacy, Low-SES/Low Income*, Medicaid
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/theory-based-patient-portal-elearning-program-older-adults-chronic-illnesses
January 01, 2023 - Department of Health and Human Services. … Assess the impact of T-PeP on PP knowledge, selected health outcomes (health decision making self-efficacy … and eHealth communication), PP self-efficacy and use, and eHealth literacy in older adults. … Department of Health and Human Services. … Telemed J E Health. 2018 Nov 15. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2018.0184. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30431393.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluating-diagnostic-decision-support-systems-patients-requiring-urgent
July 01, 2023 - Ongoing
Grant Number
R01 HS029513
Funding Mechanism(s)
AHRQ Health … Care Theme
Clinical Decision Making
Health Literacy
Patient Engagement
An individual … diagnosis and triage accuracy, usability, safety, and effect on patient decision making of the Ada Health … This work will build on previous research by the team of a popular SC app (Ada Health), that studied … Hamish Fraser, an associate professor of medical science and health systems policy and practice at Brown
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs021496-jackson-final-report-2019.pdf
January 01, 2019 - Scope: Pregnancy is a common health condition and time of increased health-related needs. … In English-speaking participants, health literacy was
measured using the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy … in Medicine (REALM), a well-validated and widely
used measure of health literacy. … In Spanish-speaking participants, health literacy was assessed with the
Short Assessment of Health Literacy … Health literacy effects on health-related
needs of pregnant women and caregivers.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs022106-turner-final-report-2019.pdf
January 01, 2019 - literacy (eHEALS). … for health information. … Older adult health
and personal health information management support networks. … Health literacy and personal health information
management (PHIM) in older adults. … Presented at Health Literacy Research (HARC)
Conference; Bethesda, MD; October 2016.
B. Aim 2.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/ambulatory-care-compact-organize-risk-and-decisionmaking-accord/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - With greater access to health information via the Internet and other media, patients are increasingly … At the same time, advances in health information technology (IT) have ushered in electronic health records … (EHRs), increasing capacity to identify and track patient populations within a health system. … The team selected the following domains for ACCORD maintenance: preventive health screenings, abnormal … of the system for patients with low computer literacy, and the need for integration of ACCORDs with
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/rural-health-information-technology-cooperative-promote-clinical-improvement/annual-summary/2008
January 01, 2008 - A Rural Health Information Technology Cooperative to Promote Clinical Improvement - 2008 … Project Name
A Rural Health Information Technology Cooperative to Promote Clinical Improvement … Rural Healthcare Quality Network
Funding Mechanism
RFA: HS04-012: Demonstrating the Value of Health … the coordination of care across transitions in care settings, and the use of electronic exchange of health … attitudes toward best practice guidelines, use of the computer to perform professional tasks, and computer literacy
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/partnership-clinician-electronic-health-record-ehr-use-and-quality-care/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - Three nurse-managed health centers and three community health centers are participating to improve the … Computer literacy data collection is complete at all sites. … Medication Safety data have been collected from Campus Health Center and Glide Health Services during … Since Campus Health Center, Glide Health Services, and the Alliance sites will have been live on the … Strategic Goal: Develop and disseminate health IT evidence and evidence-based tools to improve health
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs027248-kowalkowski-final-report-2023.pdf
January 01, 2023 - PURPOSE
This study was conducted under Health Information Technology (IT) to Improve Health Care Quality … Implementation facilitators
included ease of use, auto-populating features, and appropriate health literacy … literacy experts)
Alternative means to increase
information accessibility
Incorporate video or … button until topics complete
Between usability testing of 4PACS v1.0 and v1.1, we conducted a literacy … literacy expertise into presentation of
risk information to make more accessible to patients
Information
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/Innovation%20Center%20Q2%202024%20Progress%20Report.pdf
June 26, 2024 - Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). … with the health informatics and security teams. … To assess readability, the team asked
patients questions from an eHealth Literacy scale.8 The team also … Conversational agents in health care: scoping review
and conceptual analysis. … Accessed March 6, 2024. https://openai.com/research/gpt-4
8 Norman CD, Skinner HA. eHEALS: The eHealth Literacy
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs018171-arora-final-report-2013.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Scope: HCV is a significant public health problem. … Scope
HCV infection is a significant public health problem. … literacy needs of all patients. … literacy level. … literacy level.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/addressing-personal-health-information-management-needs-older-adults
January 01, 2023 - Department of Health and Human Services. … As the largest consumers of healthcare, how they manage their health has profound consequences for health … manage personal health information. … Some of the reported barriers to using these tools are low health literacy, lack of computer skills, … for health information technologies.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/behavior-change-qas-07172025.pdf
July 17, 2025 - challenges, if any, were identified during pilot testing, especially for
families with limited digital literacy … outcomes or less positive health outcomes. … on children’s health behaviors and safety awareness? … combination of
imagery and minimal text in comics helps to reach and engage children with lower literacy … ANSWER: When the trial is over, approximately 1st Quarter 2026
QUESTION: How did patients’ digital literacy
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/technologies-underserved-populations-slides-02282023.pdf
February 28, 2023 - What We Do
19
We SCREEN: Staff use touchscreens and
REDCap® to deliver the 10-item, low literacy, … Take the Health
Survey
3. Review “My Health To-Do List”
4. … from 35 states
and 242 cities
Characteristics of our sample: higher
education, higher computer literacy … , higher
health literacy
Use of Gabby resulted in a 16% increase in
the reported rate of PCC risks … workforce to deliver
health education
• Mobile health interventions will leap-frog face-to-
face health
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs024587-schnipper-final-report-2019.pdf
January 01, 2019 - literacy using the s-TOFHLA).[14] The number of
discharge medications was used as a model offset, and … literacy using s-TOFHLA
PDC: proportion of days covered
aAdjusted mean difference
bAdjusted odds ratio … literacy using s-TOFHLA
a Maintain systolic blood pressure goal of < 130 mmHg or decrease to that goal … literacy using s-TOFHLA
Time
Period Metric Overall Usual care Smart pillbox Unadjusted
p-value … Development of a brief test to measure
functional health literacy.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/patient-centered-care-slides-033011.pdf
March 30, 2011 - Personalized
health goal
Health goal
Personalized Health Care Program (PHCP)
A Personalized Care … reconciliation
• Reduce mistakes by patients and
providers
PHRs and older adults
But…6
• Lack of computer literacy … user interface and navigation
– All patient-entered info; an “untethered” PHR
• Designed for lower literacy … Personalized health goal
Health goal
Personalized Health Care Program (PHCP)
PHCP Conceptual Architecture … An Electronic Personal Health Record for Mental Health Consumers
PHRs in Community Mental Health
PHRs
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/chronic-care-technology-project/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - , hospitals, rural health centers, a mental health center, a tribal health center, homecare services, … a community action program, an industrial health program, and a pharmacy service. … health, wellness, and chronic disease self-management information, including a calendar of local health-related … Previously, the vast majority of health IT projects were driven by IT departments. … The project significantly improved the technical literacy of the project participants and made them more