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  1. Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    July 01, 2023 - AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, 2nd edition The  AHRQ Health Literacy Universal … information, and enhance support for patients of all health literacy levels. … literacy, as well as AHRQ tools and training to promote CLAS. … Literacy, Limited English Proficiency and Cultural Differences is a three-part course that can be taken … Related Resources AHRQ Health Literacy Resources National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    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

  3. Improving Electronic Health Records Patient Education Materials - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2010 - $524,945 Summary Status as of December 2010 Target Population: Low Literacy … Summary: Health literacy refers to an individual’s ability to read, understand, and use health care … An estimated 90 million people in the United States have limited health literacy. … in health care, a low level of patient health literacy can negatively impact the communication between … Therefore, to successfully empower patients to actively participate in their care, health literacy must

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    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

  5. Diagnostic error experiences of patients and families with limited English-language health literacy or disadvantaged socioeconomic position in a cross-sectional US population-based survey. | PSNet

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    October 27, 2021 - Diagnostic error experiences of patients and families with limited English-language health … literacy or disadvantaged socioeconomic position in a cross-sectional US population-based survey. … Diagnostic error experiences of patients and families with limited English-language health literacy or … Limited English-language health literacy (LEHL) and disadvantaged socioeconomic position (dSEP) have … Diagnostic error experiences of patients and families with limited English-language health literacy or

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2023 - Diagnostic error experiences of patients and families with limited English-language health literacy … Diagnostic error experiences of patients and families with limited English- language health literacy … /psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-error-experiences-patients-and-families-limited-english-language- health-literacy … Limited English-language health literacy (LEHL) and disadvantaged socioeconomic position (dSEP) have … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-error-experiences-patients-and-families-limited-english-language-health-literacy

  7. Innovative Adaptation and Dissemination of AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Research Products | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    August 01, 2015 - literacy problems; or other underserved populations who may have limited contact with the health care … system or health information. … Public Health Management Corporation. … Adaptation of Consumer Summaries for Patients with Low Health Literacy | PDF Version [244 KB] Yelin … Adaptation of Consumer Summaries for Patients with Low Health Literacy | PDF Version [244 KB] Yelin

  8. In Conversation With... Cindy Brach | PSNet

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    December 27, 2019 - CB : I’m the Co-Chair of the HHS Health Literacy Workgroup. … , you’re not promoting health literacy. … Poor health literacy can have a big impact on patient safety. … CB : I think that has to do with health literacy more generally. … https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/systems/hospital/lepguide/index.html .

  9. Advancing a More Health-Literate Approach to Patient Safety | PSNet

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    May 31, 2017 - Advancing a More Health-Literate Approach to Patient Safety. … Health literacy is the capacity of patients and their families to process and understand health information … This editorial discusses the importance of heath literacy in promoting patient safety, particularly around … literacy and English proficiency. … Literacy Improvement

  10. Caregiver and clinician perspectives on discharge medication counseling: a qualitative study. | PSNet

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    January 31, 2024 - Health literacy and speaking languages other than English were also described as challenges. … literacy-informed communication to reduce discharge medication errors in hospitalized children: a randomized … March 9, 2022 View More Related Resources Health literacy-informed … February 22, 2023 Health literacy-related safety events: a qualitative study of health … literacy failures in patient safety events.

  11. Implementation Tools and Resources for Shared Decision Making | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    May 01, 2023 - for Shared Decision Making Clinical Decision Support Clinical decision support (CDS) uses health … Literacy Improvement Tools Addressing health literacy –when organizations ensure that people can … get, understand, and use health information and services–is essential to SDM. … AHRQ has developed health literacy improvement tools to improve provider-patient communication, including … the AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit .

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 02, 2015 - Health Literacy: Past, Present, and Future: Workshop Summary. … September 2, 2015 Alper J; Roundtable on Health Literacy; Board on Population Health and Public Health … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-past-present-and-future-workshop-summary Efforts to develop … The Institute of Medicine highlighted health literacy as a safety concern in 2004. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 09, 2015 - Health literacy in primary care practice. September 9, 2015 Hersh L, Salzman B, Snyderman D. … Health Literacy in Primary Care Practice. Am Fam Physician. 2015;92(2):118-124. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-primary-care-practice Limited health literacy can lead … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-primary-care-practice https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-prescription-end-confusion … -2nd-ed https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-practices-primary-care-settings-examples-field

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 13, 2016 - Health literacy and patient safety events. July 13, 2016 Gardner LA. … Health literacy and patient safety events. PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. 2016;13(2):58-65. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-patient-safety-events Insufficient health literacy … A past PSNet perspective discussed the role of health literacy in patient safety. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-patient-safety-events https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-past-present-and-future-workshop-summary

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 21, 2014 - Parents' medication administration errors: role of dosing instruments and health literacy. … Parents' medication administration errors: role of dosing instruments and health literacy. … - literacy Efforts to develop health literacy interventions are one strategy to improve medication … Limited health literacy was also associated with parents' dosing errors. … A previous WebM&M commentary discusses safety problems caused by low health literacy. 

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 24, 2011 - Limited health literacy is a barrier to medication reconciliation in ambulatory care. … Limited health literacy is a barrier to medication reconciliation in ambulatory care. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/limited-health-literacy-barrier-medication-reconciliation-ambulatory-care … This study discovered that limited health literacy was associated with greater difficulty in reconciling … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/limited-health-literacy-barrier-medication-reconciliation-ambulatory-care

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 31, 2024 - Health literacy-informed communication to reduce discharge medication errors in hospitalized children … Health literacy-informed communication to reduce discharge medication errors in hospitalized children … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-informed-communication-reduce-discharge-medication-errors … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-informed-communication-reduce-discharge-medication-errors-hospitalized … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-informed-communication-reduce-discharge-medication-errors-hospitalized

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 20, 2006 - The Health Literacy of America's Adults: Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-americas-adults-results-2003-national-assessment-adult-literacy … This report provides an assessment of health literacy data analyzed for different demographic characteristics … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-americas-adults-results-2003-national-assessment-adult-literacy

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 31, 2008 - Health literacy and mortality among elderly persons. … Health literacy and mortality among elderly persons. Arch Intern Med. 2007;167(14):1503-9. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-mortality-among-elderly-persons This prospective cohort … study found increased mortality among elderly persons with poor health literacy, even after adjusting … Poor health literacy has previously been linked to inability to understand prescription drug labels.

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 16, 2012 - Health literacy and recall of medical instructions. … Health literacy and recall of medical instructions. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-did-doctor-say-health-literacy-and-recall-medical-instructions Limited … health literacy has been linked to poor comprehension of written instructions. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-did-doctor-say-health-literacy-and-recall-medical-instructions https
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