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  1. AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Pharmacy | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    February 01, 2018 - AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Pharmacy The Pharmacy Health Literacy Center … provides pharmacists with recently released health literacy tools and other resources from the Agency

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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

  3. The Effects of Age, Cognition, and Health Literacy on Use of a Patient EMR - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r36hs018239-taha-final-report-2011.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - Age, cognitive variables, health numeracy (a component of health literacy), and Internet experience … Health Literacy and Numeracy Measures. … literacy and health numeracy of an individual. … were considered to have “adequate” health literacy. … The test of functional health literacy in adults: A new instrument for measuring patients’ literacy

  4. AHRQ National Web Conference on Opportunities for Digital Healthcare: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic - Q&As (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/lessons-covid19-qas-07012021.pdf
    July 01, 2021 - ANSWER: There is a whole field and a tremendous amount of research around advancing health literacy. … QUESTION: Do you assess health literacy or computer literacy when you invite patients to participate … ANSWER: There are some online questionnaires that assess health literacy and numeracy. … QUESTION: Do you assess health literacy or computer literacy when you invite patients to participate … ANSWER: There are some online questionnaires that assess health literacy and numeracy.

  5. 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 .

  6. Health literacy-informed communication to reduce discharge medication errors in hospitalized children: a randomized clinical trial. | PSNet

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    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 View More

  7. More Effort Is Needed To Ensure Patients Understand Doctors' Instructions (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/dataspotlight-health-literacy.pdf
    March 01, 2019 - Nationwide, only 12% of adults have proficient health literacy.1 That means almost 9 out of 10 Americans … The health literacy of America’s adults: results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy … Health literacy: a prescription to end confusion. … Closing the loop: physician communication with diabetic patients who have low health literacy. … https://www.nap.edu/catalog/10883/health-literacy-a-prescription-to-end-confusion

  8. Misunderstanding of prescription drug warning labels among patients with low literacy. | PSNet

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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 View More See More About The Topic Health Care Providers

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    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

  10. A low literacy, multimedia health information technology intervention to enhance patient-centered cancer care in safety net settings increased cancer knowledge in a randomized controlled trial. | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2023 - A low literacy, multimedia health information technology intervention to enhance patient-centered cancer … A low literacy, multimedia health information technology intervention to enhance patient-centered cancer … 34565193/ Principal Investigator Hahn, Elizabeth Project Name Implementing a Low-Literacy … Document Type Journal Publication Population Adults Individuals with Low Literacy

  11. Quality and Patient Safety Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/index.html
    December 01, 2022 - Safety Resources Tips for preventing medical errors and promoting patient safety, measuring health … care quality, consumer assessment of health plans, evaluation software, report tools, and case studies … Literacy AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit Pharmacy Health Literacy Center   … Pediatric Quality Measures Program Pharmacy Health Literacy Center This site provides pharmacists … with recently released health literacy tools and other resources from the Agency for Healthcare Research

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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

  13. The Effects of Age, Cognition, and Health Literacy on Use of a Patient EMR - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/effects-age-cognition-and-health-literacy-use-patient-emr/annual-summary/2011
    January 01, 2011 - The Effects of Age, Cognition, and Health Literacy on Use of a Patient EMR - 2011 Project … Name The Effects of Age, Cognition, and Health Literacy on Use of a Patient EMR Principal … Participants included people aged 40-to-85 years with a range of health literacy and numeracy abilities … Participants were also given the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA) and subjective … Target Population: Adults, Elderly*, Low Literacy Strategic Goal:  Develop and disseminate health

  14. Language Barriers in Health Care. | PSNet

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    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

  15. Charting a Path for Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support: Key Themes from the 2024 Clinical Decision Support Innovation Collaborative Annual Meeting | CDSiC

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    September 18, 2024 - health literacy as a “super determinant” of health that impacts all other social determinants, making … a clear case for the relevance of digital health literacy to PC CDS. [5] As such, digital health literacy … Health literacy encompasses both personal health literacy, or individuals’ ability to understand and … Digital health literacy as a super determinant of health: More than simply the sum of its parts. … What is health literacy? July 11, 2024.

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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

  17. Implementing a Low-Literacy, Multimedia Information Technology System to Enhance Patient-Centered Cancer Care - Final Report | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/implementing-low-literacy-multimedia-information-technology-system-enhance/final-report
    January 01, 2023 - Implementing a Low-Literacy, Multimedia Information Technology System to Enhance Patient-Centered Cancer … Implementing a Low-Literacy, Multimedia Information Technology System to Enhance Patient-Centered Cancer … PDF Implementing a Low-Literacy, Multimedia Information Technology System to Enhance Patient-Centered … Department of Health and Human Services. … Principal Investigator Hahn, Elizabeth Project Name Implementing a Low-Literacy, Multimedia

  18. ABCDEF Bundle Data Literacy Training, Performance Measurement Tracking, and Performance Feedback | PSNet

    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

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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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