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  1. AHRQ Webinar: Leveraging Digital Health Technologies to Address the Needs of Underserved Populations - Slides (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/technologies-underserved-populations-slides-02282023.pdf
    February 28, 2023 - What We Do 19 We SCREEN: Staff use touchscreens and REDCap® to deliver the 10-item, low literacy, … Take the Health Survey 3. Review “My Health To-Do List” 4. … from 35 states and 242 cities  Characteristics of our sample: higher education, higher computer literacy … , higher health literacy  Use of Gabby resulted in a 16% increase in the reported rate of PCC risks … workforce to deliver health education • Mobile health interventions will leap-frog face-to- face health

  2. Project ECHO Hepatitis C Ambulatory Care Quality Improvement in New Mexico through Health Information Technology - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs018171-arora-final-report-2013.pdf
    January 01, 2013 - Scope: HCV is a significant public health problem. … Scope HCV infection is a significant public health problem. … literacy needs of all patients. … literacy level. … literacy level.

  3. Making It Work Tip Sheet: Partnering With Patients and Families To Prevent CLABSI and CAUTI (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/partnering-patients-family.pdf
    April 01, 2022 - Not only are they invested in their own health and those of their loved ones, but also patients and … Promote health literacy by recruiting patients who have been discharged from your unit, and their family

  4. Final Research Plan: Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan4/autism-spectrum-disorder-in-young-children-screening
    June 20, 2013 - Department of Health and Human Services. … other characteristics of the child or family (e.g., intellectual disability, socioeconomic status, literacy … Are there adequate screening resources (e.g., training for health care providers, reimbursement for tools

  5. Personal Health Information Needs and Practices for Maternal Fetal Care - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs021496-jackson-final-report-2019.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - Scope: Pregnancy is a common health condition and time of increased health-related needs. … In English-speaking participants, health literacy was measured using the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy … in Medicine (REALM), a well-validated and widely used measure of health literacy. … In Spanish-speaking participants, health literacy was assessed with the Short Assessment of Health Literacy … Health literacy effects on health-related needs of pregnant women and caregivers.

  6. AHRQ National Webinar on Empowering Patients to Change Behavior Using Digital Healthcare Tools – Questions and Answers (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/behavior-change-qas-07172025.pdf
    July 17, 2025 - challenges, if any, were identified during pilot testing, especially for families with limited digital literacy … outcomes or less positive health outcomes. … on children’s health behaviors and safety awareness? … combination of imagery and minimal text in comics helps to reach and engage children with lower literacy … ANSWER: When the trial is over, approximately 1st Quarter 2026 QUESTION: How did patients’ digital literacy

  7. Elwyn_Presentation_REVISED_FINAL (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/investing_elwyn_presentation.pdf
    January 01, 2009 -  Action:  Improving  Quality  of   Care  Through  Interactive  Media,  Effective  Health … and  developing  decision  support   interventions  for  people  facing  difficult  health …  about   the  options  and  outcomes  that  are  relevant  to  a  person's  health …  care  communication  applications,  interactive   health  communications  systems   …  Literacy   • Theory:    theories  aim  to  understand  and  describe  how  humans

  8. C:\Users\yemsrach dessalegn\Desktop\delete\transcript3.html (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/TRANSCRIPT%20OF%20LEVERAGING%20HEALTH%20INFORMATION%20TECHNOLOGY%20FOR%20PATIENT%20EMPOWERMENT_1.pdf
    April 08, 2010 - This question, we have gotten quite a few questions with regards to issues of illiteracy, both to a general … illiteracy and a health illiteracy as well as numeracy, and I was hoping each of you could talk a little … bit about how you are reaching low literacy patients, if you make any adjustments in terms of the material … level, so they are at a sixth grade literacy level or less. … Because the IVR is all communicated through voice, literacy there is more related to their understanding

  9. Acute Care Learning Laboratory—Reducing Threats to Diagnostic Fidelity in Critical Illness | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/acute-care-threats-long-desc.html
    February 01, 2024 - clinical informatics platform, Acute Care Multi-Patient Platform (Control Tower/AMP), that enables health … Individual patient (e.g., health literacy, medical complexity, acuity of illness). … The impact of health information technology for early detection of patient deterioration on mortality … Health Serv Insights  2022;15:11786329221123540. Zhong X, et al. … Health Serv Insights  2022;15:11786329221123540. Park J, et al.

  10. Addressing the Personal Health Information Management Needs of Older Adults - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs022106-turner-final-report-2019.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - literacy (eHEALS). … for health information. … Older adult health and personal health information management support networks. … Health literacy and personal health information management (PHIM) in older adults. … Presented at Health Literacy Research (HARC) Conference; Bethesda, MD; October 2016. B. Aim 2.

  11. Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/improving-diagnostic-safety-and-quality
    January 31, 2024 - literacy or disadvantaged socioeconomic position were more likely to report unique contributing factors … literacy, likely diminished diagnostic safety for these patients. … Health Research & Educational Trust; 2018. Accessed February 13, 2023. … Department of Health and Human Services. … Department of Health and Human Services.

  12. CDSiC Innovation Center: Quarterly Report (pdf file)

    cdsic.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/Innovation%20Center%20Q3%202024%20Progress%20Report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). … They conducted key informant interviews and administered the eHealth Literacy scale11 to patients, and … Conversational agents in health care: scoping review and conceptual analysis. … Computational health Informatics program. Boston’s Children’s Hospital. Boston, MA. … Accessed March 6, 2024. https://openai.com/research/gpt-4 11 Norman CD, Skinner HA. eHEALS: The eHealth Literacy

  13. CDSiC Innovation Center: Quarterly Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/Innovation%20Center%20Q3%202024%20Progress%20Report.pdf
    October 09, 2024 - Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). … They conducted key informant interviews and administered the eHealth Literacy scale11 to patients, and … Conversational agents in health care: scoping review and conceptual analysis. … Computational health Informatics program. Boston’s Children’s Hospital. Boston, MA. … Accessed March 6, 2024. https://openai.com/research/gpt-4 11 Norman CD, Skinner HA. eHEALS: The eHealth Literacy

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33872/psn-pdf
    January 01, 2018 - engagement efforts become more common, many studies revealed practical lessons for scientists and health … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/problem-using-patient-complaints-improvement preferred a novel health … , including developing literacy-friendly materials in English and Spanish. … Electronic health records (EHRs) have offered patients unprecedented access to their health information … Beyond health IT, a survey of hospital incident managers found that, although they valued the patient

  15. In Conversation With… Harlan Krumholz, MD, SM | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-harlan-krumholz-md-sm
    April 01, 2018 - literacy or language barriers to lack of written materials and time constraints to provide adequate … literacy, using language appropriate to patient understanding, utilizing visuals, and practicing the … Implementation of a routine health literacy assessment at an academic medical center. … Department of Health and Human Services. … Department of Health and Human Services.

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867804/psn-pdf
    February 26, 2025 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-outpatient-health-care-review-electronic-health-records https://psnet.ahrq.gov … information to patients and families with lower health literacy, and may also support the diagnostic … Patient safety in primary care: conceptual meanings to the health care team and Patients. … The safety of outpatient health care?: review of electronic health records. … Health Aff (Millwood). 2018;37(11):1736-1743.

  17. Spotlight on New Mexico | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/nm-spotlight.html
    July 01, 2015 - New Mexico’s Goals: Work with school-based health centers to improve care for adolescents by— … literacy as well as their perceptions of access and quality. … Measuring youth health engagement: development of the Youth Engagement with Health Services Survey. … J Adolesc Health 2014;55(3):334-340. … The Youth Engagement and Health Services Surveys are publicly available.

  18. Update: Patient Engagement in Safety | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/update-patient-engagement-safety
    January 01, 2017 - , including developing literacy-friendly materials in English and Spanish. … Health Information Technology and the Next Iteration of Patient Engagement Science Health IT tools … Electronic health records (EHRs) have offered patients unprecedented access to their health information … Department of Health and Human Services. … Department of Health and Human Services.

  19. CHIPRA - Spotlight on Colorado (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/co-statesum.pdf
    July 01, 2015 - demonstration funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through the Children’s Health … Spotlight on Colorado July 2015 Colorado’s Goals: Work with school-based health centers to improve … literacy as well as their perceptions of access and quality. … Measuring youth health engagement: development of the Youth Engagement with Health Services Survey. … J Adolesc Health 2014;55(3):334-340. 4.

  20. History and Funding of PBRNs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/communities/pbrn/history/index.html
    November 01, 2024 - practicing clinicians in asking and answering clinical and organizational questions central to primary health … PBRNs often link practicing clinicians with investigators experienced in clinical and health services … and health care events that unfold daily in their community practice settings. … Impact of decisions made by patients about health care and health practices for themselves, their families … The development and validation of a primary care-specific Health Literacy Toolkit. 
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