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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/social-risk-health-inequity-and-patient-safety
September 28, 2022 - Social determinants of health (SDOH) are non-medical factors that impact a person’s health and well-being … literacy and discrimination . … Literacy
August 30, 2023
Health literacy and systemic racism—using clear communication … to reduce health care inequities. … Literacy.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-prescription-drug-warnings-promote-patient-comprehension
December 21, 2014 - Research on minimizing these errors has focused on mitigating the relationship between low health literacy … of pictorial icons to the warnings further improved comprehension among adults with low or marginal health … literacy. … The role of health literacy in patient safety is discussed in an AHRQ WebM&M perspective and interview … September 24, 2008
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April 12, 2019 - Association of health literacy with postoperative
outcomes in patients undergoing major abdominal
surgery … Association of Health Literacy With Postoperative Outcomes in
Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-health-literacy-postoperative-outcomes-patients-undergoing-major … -
abdominal
Patients' health literacy can have have profound safety implications. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-mortality-among-elderly-persons
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851363/psn-pdf
July 12, 2023 - Health literacy and systemic racism—using clear
communication to reduce health care inequities. … Health literacy and systemic racism—using clear communication to reduce
health care inequities. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-systemic-racism-using-clear-communication-reduce-health … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-systemic-racism-using-clear-communication-reduce-health-care-inequities … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-systemic-racism-using-clear-communication-reduce-health-care-inequities
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/858325/psn-pdf
December 13, 2023 - Patients with low health literacy make more errors
interpreting instructions and warnings. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-low-health-literacy-make-more-errors-interpreting-instructions-and … This article
describes the impact of low personal health literacy on medication safety. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-low-health-literacy-make-more-errors-interpreting-instructions-and-warnings … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-related-safety-events-qualitative-study-health-literacy-failures-patient
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/our-pharmacy-meeting-patients-needs-pharmacy-health-literacy-assessment-tool-users-guide
December 24, 2008 - A Pharmacy Health Literacy Assessment Tool User's Guide. … A Pharmacy Health Literacy Assessment Tool User's Guide. … This AHRQ-funded publication provides a tool to help organizations identify health literacy issues, as … A Pharmacy Health Literacy Assessment Tool User's Guide. … November 17, 2010
Developing and Testing the Health Care Safety Hotline: A Prototype
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/helping-patients-simplify-and-safely-use-complex-prescription-regimens
December 19, 2017 - This study found that patients, particularly those with limited health literacy , would benefit from … January 22, 2014
Liquid medication dosing errors by Hispanic parents: role of health … literacy and English proficiency. … literacy. … May 11, 2011
Literacy and misunderstanding prescription drug labels.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46349/psn-pdf
August 16, 2017 - Health Literacy Tools for Providers of Medication Therapy
Management. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-tools-providers-medication-therapy-management
Health literacy … A past PSNet perspective
discussed the role of health literacy in patient safety. … /primer/health-literacy
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-health-literacy-patient-safety
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50771/psn-pdf
May 29, 2024 - AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit. 3rd
edition.
May 29, 2024
Brach C, ed. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-health-literacy-universal-precautions-toolkit-2nd-edition
The AHRQ … Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, 3rd edition, can help primary care practices
implement … information, and enhance support for patients of all health literacy levels. … /primer/health-literacy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-informed-communication-reduce-discharge-medication-errors-hospitalized
July 12, 2023 - Study
Health literacy-informed communication to reduce discharge medication errors … Health literacy-informed communication to reduce discharge medication errors in hospitalized children … Health literacy-informed communication to reduce discharge medication errors in hospitalized children … April 12, 2023
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 among frontline health care personnel in … Literacy Improvement
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February 28, 2011 - Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006;63(11):1048-55. … Am J Health Syst Pharm . 2006; 63 (11) :1048-55 . … Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006;63(11):1048-55. … March 11, 2009
An effort to improve electronic health record medication list accuracy … March 19, 2008
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Health Care Providers
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36069/psn-pdf
May 11, 2014 - Health literacy, medication errors, and health outcomes:
is there a relationship? … Health Literacy, Medication Errors, and Health Outcomes: Is There a
Relationship? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-medication-errors-and-health-outcomes-there-relationship … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-medication-errors-and-health-outcomes-there-relationship … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-prescription-end-confusion
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46856/psn-pdf
June 20, 2018 - Prior research has shown that patients with limited health literacy are at increased risk for
misunderstanding … They found that 39% of participants had limited health literacy and 54% had low visual acuity. … Both reduced
visual acuity and lower health literacy were independent risk factors for dosing errors … , and guides
for engaging patients in health literacy discussions. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-universal-precautions-toolkit-second-edition
https://psnet.ahrq.gov
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/language-barriers-health-care
December 16, 2015 - December 16, 2015
Health Literacy. … October 2, 2019
Health Literacy Research: Current Status and Future Directions. … Literacy. … Literacy. … Care Providers
Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems
Informed Consent
Health Literacy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47260/psn-pdf
August 08, 2018 - Building the Case for Health Literacy: Proceedings of a
Workshop. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/building-case-health-literacy-proceedings-workshop
Health literacy affects … This workshop report
summarizes discussions about health literacy programs and provides case studies … A PSNet perspective discusses the intersection of patient safety and
health literacy. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-health-literacy-patient-safety
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/abcdef-bundle-data-literacy-training-performance-measurement-tracking-and-performance
September 23, 2024 - ABCDEF Bundle + Data Literacy Training, Performance Measurement Tracking, and Performance Feedback … data collected, missing data, lack of clinical decision support, and inability to customize electronic health … Department of Health and Human Services, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, or of the submitter … Patient Safety Innovations
System Approaches to Social Determinants of Health … August 30, 2023
Patient Safety Innovations
“Behavioral Health
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33681/psn-pdf
March 01, 2009 - The Role of Health Literacy in Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2009. … : Improving Health Literacy to Protect Patient Safety. … The Health Literacy of America's Adults: Results from the
2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy … Low Health Literacy: Implications for National Health
Policy. [Available at]
6. … Hernandez LM; for Roundtable on Health Literacy, Board on Population Health and Public Health
Practice
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46127/psn-pdf
May 31, 2017 - Liquid medication dosing errors by Hispanic parents: role
of health literacy and English proficiency … Liquid Medication Dosing Errors by Hispanic Parents: Role of
Health Literacy and English Proficiency … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/liquid-medication-dosing-errors-hispanic-parents-role-health-literacy-and … This cross-sectional analysis found that parents with limited English proficiency and health literacy … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/parents-medication-administration-errors-role-dosing-instruments-and-health-literacy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46759/psn-pdf
January 31, 2018 - Health Literacy Toolkit. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-toolkit
Limits in patients' ability to understand health … This toolkit provides resources related to health literacy including a business case for interventions … ,
educational materials, and guides for engaging patients in discussions about low health literacy. … /health-literacy
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-tools-providers-medication-therapy-management
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44596/psn-pdf
December 04, 2016 - Health literacy in transitions of care: an innovative
objective structured clinical examination for … Health Literacy in Transitions of Care: An Innovative
Objective Structured Clinical Examination for … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-transitions-care-innovative-objective-structured-clinical … A previous AHRQ WebM&M interview discussed the importance of
health literacy for patient safety. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-mortality-among-elderly-persons
https://psnet.ahrq.gov