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  1. Stem the Tide: Addressing the Opioid Epidemic. | PSNet

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    April 15, 2021 - The opioid epidemic is a challenge to patient safety and public health . … This report reviews tools to help health care systems target eight areas of focus that have potential … A COVID-19 Resource for Hospital and Health System Leaders. … July 21, 2021 Building a Culture of Safety in Health Care. … June 28, 2016 View More Related Resources AHRQ Health Literacy

  2. Residual Anesthesia: Tepid Burn | PSNet

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    February 10, 2010 - It was felt that challenges with both health literacy and language barriers contributed to the patient's … , especially when patients present with language barriers or limitations in health literacy, such as … literacy and difficulties in communication, coupled with a lack of timely follow-up. … literacy, ability and availability to communicate after discharge, compliance, and availability for … Department of Health and Human Services.

  3. Aware in Care. | PSNet

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    April 15, 2020 - April 15, 2020 Complexity and the Adoption of Innovation in Health Care. … August 10, 2022 Call to Action: Preventable Health Care Harm Is a Public Health Crisis … and Patient Safety Requires a Coordinated Public Health Response. … November 15, 2016 Health Literacy Toolkit. … February 13, 2013 Health Care–Associated Infections (HAI) Portal.

  4. NHS Resolution. | PSNet

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    June 12, 2019 - The National Health Service (NHS) is a global leader in patient safety improvement. … February 22, 2023 Health Literacy Toolkit. … January 31, 2018 Outsourcing health-care services to the private sector and treatable … May 23, 2018 SOPS Health Information Technology Patient Safety Supplemental Item Set … June 11, 2014 View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Health Care

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 09, 2011 - The authors found several risk factors for unintentional discrepancies, including limited health literacy

  6. Explicit and Standardized Prescription Medicine Instructions. | PSNet

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    May 01, 2015 - Standardization has been embraced as a strategy to improve health literacy and to reduce patient misunderstanding … December 13, 2017 AHRQ Health Information Technology Research: 2018 Year in Review. … View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Ambulatory Care Health

  7. Recurrent Hypoglycemia: A Care Transition Failure? | PSNet

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    December 23, 2020 - The challenge of health literacy immediately presents itself at this point in the case. … For a patient in this demographic, poor health literacy is a significant risk factor for his future mortality … literacy issues. … Personal health records, which give patients online access to their health information, are health records … Health literacy and mortality among elderly persons. Arch Intern Med. 2007;167:1503-1509.

  8. Getting Your Best Health Care: Real-World Stories for Patient Empowerment. | PSNet

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    April 27, 2011 - Book/Report Getting Your Best Health Care: Real-World Stories for Patient Empowerment … Citation Text: Getting Your Best Health Care: Real-World Stories for Patient Empowerment. … Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Getting Your Best Health … September 4, 2018 Health Literacy Interventions and Outcomes: An Updated Systematic Review … April 13, 2011 Examining the Relationship Between Health IT and Ambulatory Care Workflow

  9. Community-Acquired Pneumonia Clinical Decision Support Implementation Toolkit. | PSNet

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    June 12, 2024 - June 12, 2024 AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit. 3rd edition.

  10. SOPS Health Information Technology Patient Safety Supplemental Item Set for the Hospital Survey. | PSNet

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    October 23, 2019 - Measurement Tool/Indicator SOPS Health Information Technology Patient Safety Supplemental … Citation Text: SOPS Health Information Technology Patient Safety Supplemental Item Set for the Hospital … This release of the  Health Information Technology Patient Safety Supplemental Item Set  to be used in … April 1, 2020 Health Literacy Interventions and Outcomes: An Updated Systematic Review … March 11, 2020 Health IT Patient Safety Supplemental Items for Hospitals.

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 01, 2008 - The challenge of health literacy immediately presents itself at this point in the case. … For a patient in this demographic, poor health literacy is a significant risk factor for his future … literacy issues. … Personal health records, which give patients online access to their health information, are health records … Health literacy and mortality among elderly persons. Arch Intern Med. 2007;167:1503-1509.

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 08, 2011 - communication-discrepancies-between-physicians-and-hospitalized-patients https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy

  13. Medication Safety Dashboard. | PSNet

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    April 15, 2020 - National Health Service. … This website provides detailed data that links ambulatory care prescribing activity to National Health … National Health Service. … February 22, 2023 Health Literacy Toolkit. … September 27, 2016 High Reliability in Health Care.

  14. Sign up to Safety. | PSNet

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    April 15, 2020 - National Health Service. … Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL July 2, 2014 National Health … the Sign up to Safety campaign aims to prevent 6000 patient deaths in the next 3 years in National Health … National Health Service. … February 22, 2023 Health Literacy Toolkit.

  15. Questions Are the Answer. | PSNet

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    December 24, 2008 - for patients such as videos, tools, and checklists to help support their safe interaction with the health … December 24, 2008 AHRQ Health Information Technology Research: 2018 Year in Review. … October 18, 2017 Improving Health Care Quality: A Guide for Patients and Families. … See More About The Topic Patients Family Members and Caregivers Medicine Health … Literacy Improvement Online Education View More

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 14, 2018 - Empowering informal caregivers with health information: OpenNotes as a safety strategy. … Empowering Informal Caregivers with Health Information: OpenNotes as a Safety Strategy. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/empowering-informal-caregivers-health-information-opennotes-safety-strategy … An Annual Perspective discussed the potential of health information technology to improve patient and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inadequate-health-literacy-among-paid-caregivers-seniors https://psnet.ahrq.gov

  17. Sepsis Smart. | PSNet

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    May 03, 2023 - Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Roadmap to Health … November 19, 2014 A Crisis in Health Care: A Call to Action on Physician Burnout. … Engaging patients and family members in patient safety—the experience of the New York City Health … November 23, 2016 Improving Health Care Quality: A Guide for Patients and Families. … Literacy Improvement Patient Education

  18. Quality Institute Toolkits. | PSNet

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    November 09, 2022 - Deerfield, IL: Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. … Deerfield, IL: Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. … Deerfield, IL: Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. … November 27, 2018 What Every Health Care Organization Should Know about Sentinel Events … June 28, 2018 View More Related Resources AHRQ Health Literacy

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 01, 2023 - literacy, chronically poor glucose control with a hemoglobin A1c (A1c) of 8.5% or greater, psychiatric … As in Case #1, low health literacy and erratic oral intake may have increased the risk of hospital-acquired … sweet-case-hidden-hydrogen-ions https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/back-basics#load-more-items-anchor https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy … Department of Health and Human Services. … Department of Health and Human Services.

  20. The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. | PSNet

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    July 27, 2011 - Book/Report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. … Citation Text: The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. Institute of Medicine. … January 30, 2003 Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion. … July 8, 2016 How Can Health Care Organizations Become More Health Literate? … July 5, 2008 Health Care Opinion Leaders' Views on the Quality and Safety of Health Care
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