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21. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2012 - Pagination « first « First ‹ previous ‹‹ 1 2 Health … Literacy Health literacy occurs when health information and services created for the public match with … AHRQ's health literacy resources help health care professionals and delivery organizations make information … hospital readmissions is a national priority for payers, providers, and policymakers seeking to improve health … Patient and Family Engagement A set of behaviors by patients, family members, and health professionals

22. Cultural Competence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    Topic: Cultural Competence Through its focus on health literacy, AHRQ provides information for providers

23. Johns Hopkins HealthCare Uses AHRQ Resources to Promote Health Literacy and Measure Patient Experience | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2016 - Johns Hopkins HealthCare Uses AHRQ Resources to Promote Health Literacy and Measure Patient Experience … plans—Priority Partners, Johns Hopkins Employer Health Programs, and Johns Hopkins US Family Health … "Questions Are the Answer" is part of JHHC's Health Literacy Initiative that was launched in 2012. … As part of that same initiative, JHHC also uses AHRQ's Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit … Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, Questions Are the Answer Public Service Campaign

24. Language, Literacy, and Communication Regarding Medication in an Anticoagulation Clinic: Are Pictures Better Than Words? (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2004 - percent) had marginal health literacy, and 69 (39 percent) had adequate health literacy. … and stratified by language and health literacy. … literacy and adequate health literacy (61 percent versus 64 percent, OR = 0.88, 95% CI = 0.33–2.33 … by language and health literacy. … between patients with marginal health literacy and adequate health literacy (65 percent versus 74 percent

25. Curriculum Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2021 - Curriculum Tools AHRQ offers several curriculum tools that health care professionals can use … Advancing Pharmacy Health Literacy Practices Through Quality Improvement Advancing Pharmacy Health … Literacy Practices Through Quality Improvement: Curricular Modules for Faculty is a set of modules to … help pharmacy faculty integrate health literacy and health literacy quality improvement into courses … ready-to-use materials and a training curriculum to successfully integrate teamwork principles into any health

26. Why Does the Writing in a Health Care Quality Report Matter? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2011 - Why Does the Writing in a Health Care Quality Report Matter? … Health literacy: a prescription to end confusion. … Institute of Medicine, Committee on Health Literacy, Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health. … Adult Literacy Survey: Key Findings of the National Assessment of Adult Literacy. … The Health Literacy of America’s Adults: Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy.

27. A Low Literacy Multimedia Approach to Disseminate Bilingual Diabetes CERSGs (pdf file)
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    December 19, 2014 - A Low Literacy Multimedia Approach to Disseminate Bilingual Diabetes CERSGs Research to Help Underserved … aims were to: 1) Evaluate the relationships between patient characteristics, resources, needs, health … behaviors and health outcomes using the Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations. 2) Determine … Publications: None as of 12/19/14 Study Populations Spanish speaking English speaking Health Condition … Addressed Diabetes Dissemination Tool and/or Method Bilingual multimedia Health IT system Principal

28. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - The Health Literacy of America's Adults: Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy … DeWalt DA, Hink, AB Health literacy and child health outcomes: a systematic review of the literature. … Health Literacy: An Update of Public Health and Medical Literature. … Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit . … The Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA): a new instrument for measuring patient's literacy

29. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - The Health Literacy of America's Adults: Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy … DeWalt DA, Hink, AB Health literacy and child health outcomes: a systematic review of the literature. … Health Literacy: An Update of Public Health and Medical Literature. … Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit . … The Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA): a new instrument for measuring patient's literacy

30. Medication Management (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2015 - Their Medicine: Tool #16 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Health Literacy Universal … Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, 2nd Edition, Conduct Brown Bag Medication Reviews: Tool … Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, 2nd Edition, Help Patients Remember How and When to Take … NYC Health [Internet]. New York City, NY: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. … Health Research & Educational Trust [Internet].

31. Slide 1 (ppt file)
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    July 01, 2013 - Part I: Health Literacy Objectives: Define Health Literacy and Its Implications for Patient … Care Understand Major Barriers to Health Literacy Review Strategies to Enhance Health Literacy … * Defining Health Literacy * Health Literacy is the ability to: --obtain … Literacy: Increasingly Complex Health System * System Barriers to Health Literacy * Increasingly … Summary: Health Literacy * As many as 35% of your patients may have health literacy issues Limits

32. Healthlittoolkit2-Tool2A (doc file)
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    June 02, 2025 - Our health literacy team meets regularly. ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ 1-Form Team 2. … Our practice regularly re-assesses our health literacy environment and updates our health literacy improvement … ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ 2-Create a Health Literacy Improvement Plan 4. … ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ 2-Create a Health Literacy Improvement Plan 2. … Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit Second Edition: Primary Care Health Literacy Assessment

33. AHRQ Tools Help Consumers Across Pennsylvania Take an Active Role in Their Health Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2017 - literacy education program called "Engage for Health." … Engage for Health was launched during Health Literacy Month in October 2014. … literacy. … better physical and emotional health," said Sandra L. … Literacy, Quality of Care, Outcomes, Patient Experience Geographic Location

34. Guidelines and Other Resources To Fine-tune Your Writing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2019 - Health Literacy Online: A Guide to Writing and Designing Easy-to-Use Health Web Sites. … This guide provides information on creating health Web sites and Web content for users with limited literacy … Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP). … The Health Literacy Style Manual. … Teaching Patients With Low Literacy Skills, Second Edition. Philadelphia; J.B.

35. Health Literacy–Informed Intervention Reduces Pediatric Caregiver Liquid Medication Dosing Errors | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2024 - Health Literacy–Informed Intervention Reduces Pediatric Caregiver Liquid Medication Dosing Errors … Today's Headlines: Health Literacy–Informed Intervention Reduces Pediatric Caregiver Liquid Medication … Health Literacy–Informed Intervention Reduces Pediatric Caregiver Liquid Medication Dosing Errors Providing … health literacy–informed tools and information to caregivers significantly reduced liquid medication … Researchers recommend that health literacy–informed communication tools be incorporated into the standard

36. Health Literacy and Patient and Family Engagement: Strategic Tools to Prevent CAUTI (July 9, 2013) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - literacy is the ability to obtain, understand and act on health information.  … And thinking about health literacy is more than just reading comprehension and regular literacy, so in … Is this appropriate for patients with health literacy problems?” … Oh my goodness, Barb, this would definitely flunk a health literacy test.  … CAUTI remains a major serous health care associated infection, so strategies to promote health literacy

37. University of Texas Health at San Antonio, University Health System Used AHRQ Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2019 - University of Texas Health at San Antonio, University Health System Used AHRQ Tools Search All Impact … Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit , and Patient Educational Materials Assessment Tool Guide , … The team incorporated plain language, teach-back concepts, and criteria in AHRQ’s Health Literacy Universal … Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice Guide, Patient … Literacy, Patient Experience, Patient Safety, Patient Self-Management Geographic

38. Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Hospital Adult Survey: Health Literacy | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2023 - Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Hospital Adult Survey: Health Literacy Population version: Adult … These supplemental items address various issues related to patients' health literacy in hospital … For more information about these items and the measures they produce, read About the CAHPS Health Literacy … Learn more about the CAHPS Health Literacy Item Sets . Related topic: Interpreter Services . … Hospitals interested in items that assess health literacy may also want to review and use supplemental

39. Care Delivery | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2024 - Guidelines Practice Facilitation Health IT and Workflow Health Literacy Quality Improvement Patient Experience … Health Literacy The AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit – 3rd edition . … health literacy levels. … Also available is a crosswalk showing how implementing health literacy tools can help meet standards … AHRQ’s Health Literacy Website .

40. Community Health Workers (Promotores de Salud) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    Community Health Workers (Promotores de Salud) Community health workers, also known … Health Literacy Measurement Tools (en inglés). … Health Literacy Professional Education and Training (en inglés). … Connect Health Care Providers, Community Organizations, and Public Health Agencies (en inglés). … Health Insurance Terms  - Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (en inglés).