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  1. Strategy 6D: Internet Access for Health Information and Advice | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/strategy6d-internet.html
    April 01, 2023 - Guidance on Assessing Health-Related Web Sites National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements … The other part relates to Web literacy: the inability of some people with Internet access to navigate … and can refill prescriptions, make appointments, learn about health classes, and get personalized health … They can also research health conditions, take personal health assessments (e.g., disease risks, healthy … and Health Care.

  2. CHIPRA - Spotlight on New Mexico (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/nm-statesum.pdf
    July 01, 2015 - demonstration funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through the Children’s Health … literacy as well as their perceptions of access and quality. … The Youth Engagement and Health Services Surveys are also publicly available. … Measuring youth health engagement: development of the Youth Engagement with Health Services Survey. … J Adolesc Health 2014;55(3):334:40. 3.

  3. Patient Engagement in Safety | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-engagement-safety
    January 01, 2018 - AHRQ's recently developed Health Care Safety Hotline allowed patients in two New England health care … Health Information Technology (IT) and Patient Engagement Health IT is a critical tool for engaging … They delineate barriers to health IT–mediated engagement including lack of health literacy, low technology … Department of Health and Human Services. … Department of Health and Human Services.

  4. Search FAQs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/cahps/faq/index.html
    January 01, 2019 - with health status. … insured, Medicaid, fee-for-service, managed care, lower socioeconomic status (SES), middle SES, low literacy … , higher literacy) and assesses whether key words and concepts are expressed equally well in both English … CAHPS surveys are intended for use across a wide range of literacy levels. … of the CAHPS Health Plan Survey?

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33815/psn-pdf
    September 01, 2016 - literacy, along with solutions for non-English speakers. … On the whole, telemedicine is improving the health of patients and has the promise to revolutionize health … Stephen Agboola, MD, MPH Associate Director, Connected Health Data Science & Analytics Connected Health … Telemed J E Health. 2008;14:679-686. [go to PubMed] 3. … Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2013;70:2130-2135. [go to PubMed] 6.

  6. Diagnostic Safety Research (pdf file)

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    November 01, 2024 - Diagnostic error experiences of patients and families with limited English-language health literacy … Health inequities in mammography: a scoping review. … BMC Womens Health. 2021 Jan 6;21(1):11. Erratum in: BMC Womens Health. 2021 Jan 27;21(1):38. … Social and diagnostic inequality in health. … A health economics perspective.

  7. Self-management via Health Kiosk by Community-residing Older Adults - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs022889-matthews-final-report-2021.pdf
    January 01, 2021 - It was possible for a non-programmer with some technical literacy to author content directly in this … elaborate on what was displayed on the screen and to accommodate participants with low vision or low literacy … literacy (Newest Vital Sign),5 patient activation (Patient Activation Measure);6 satisfaction communicating … literacy scores. … Quick assessment of literacy in primary care: the newest vital sign.

  8. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/ptfamcare-facguide.docx
    January 01, 2017 - Typically we think of the trained health care providers. … The health care provider has only just met the patient, while the family member might have taken care … What if you were to build a relationship where you became a trusted member of the health care team? … Slide 15 Health System–Level Applications for PCC SAY: At a health system level, PCC applications … used in a health system with consideration for health literacy, language, and cultural competency; paying

  9. AHRQ SDOH Database Overview (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sdoh/SDOH-overview-presentation.pdf
    July 01, 2022 - Counties in 2018 Source: AHRQ SDOH Database, version 1, from 2018 3 County Health Rankings and 2018 … Purpose • Make community-level SDOH data easier to use in analyses to inform decisions to improve health … outcomes • Account for health differences across areas and identify effective interventions tailored … Economic Context • Employment • Income • Poverty Education • Attainment • Education funding • Literacy … behaviors • Healthcare quality • Health insurance status • Utilization and cost • Health outcomes

  10. Measurement of Patient Safety | PSNet

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    September 15, 2024 - Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … defined a taxonomy for measuring the quality of health care. … Department of Health and Human Services. … Department of Health and Human Services. … Literacy.

  11. Data for Individual Health (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/2014-jason-data-for-individual-health.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - will require training to a higher level of quantitative literacy. … A higher level of quantitative literacy will be required among team members to make informed health … Health literacy and numeracy workshop summary (IOM roundtable on health literacy). http://www.iom.edu … / Reports/2014/Health-Literacy-and-Numeracy.aspx, 2014 … CentersOffices/OfficeofMedicalProductsandTobacco/CDRH/CDRHReports/UCM391521.pdf http://www.iom.edu/ Reports/2014/Health-Literacy-and-Numeracy.aspx

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49730/psn-pdf
    April 01, 2015 - Care transitions is a hot topic in health care, with innovations in health care policy and payment reform … literacy, lack of access to a telephone or transportation, functional deficits, sensory deficits impeding … Washington, DC: US Department of Health & Human Services. May 7, 2014. [Available at] 7. … Department of Health and Human Services. … Department of Health and Human Services.

  13. Recommendations and Areas for Future Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/distributed-cognition-er-nurses4.html
    August 01, 2022 - able to accurately communicate their symptoms or history to clinicians for many reasons (e.g., low health … literacy, mistrust, language barriers, cognitive impairment due to illness). … differences in perspective and improve communication, such as: Interprofessional education in the health

  14. Evaluation Highlight No. 8: CHIPRA Quality Demonstration States Help School-Based Health Centers Strengthen Their Medical Home Features (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight08.pdf
    September 08, 2015 - This specialist works with practice facilitators to host youth engagement trainings and health literacy … For example, some SBHCs are working on improving health literacy and teaching adolescents how to advocate … for their own health. … School- based health centers in an era of health care reform: building on history. … Council on School Health. School-based health centers and pediatric practice.

  15. Executive Summary: Person-Centered Preventive Healthcare: Gathering Stakeholder Input on Evidence Implementation (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/research/gathering-stakeholder-input-summary.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Department of Health and Human Services. … Department of Health and Human Services. … TEP members also identified a new role for digital health navigators⎯someone within the health system … Tools may be inaccessible to people with limited English proficiency, lower health or digital literacy … data, or supporting patients with limited digital health literacy.

  16. Confusion With Acetaminophen | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/confusion-acetaminophen
    December 01, 2009 - Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … literacy. … Department of Health and Human Services. … Department of Health and Human Services.

  17. Slide 1 (ppt file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/implementation/Porter.ppt
    June 16, 2021 - MD, MPH, MS Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School Affiliate Faculty, Harvard-MIT Division of Health … knowledge and expertise be systematically captured analyzed disseminated to all stakeholders in the health … history Specific disease states Asthma Appendicitis Specific patient-provider barriers Language Literacy

  18. Electronic Health Records | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/electronic-health-records
    March 15, 2025 - Electronic Health Records Citation Text: Electronic Health Records. PSNet [internet]. … literacy  and low English proficiency and can thereby reduce mistakes in adherence to prescribed therapy … While new approaches to EHR and health IT design are likely to emerge, health care organizations need … Department of Health and Human Services. … April 12, 2023 Electronic health record legal settlements in the US since the 2009 Health Information

  19. In Conversation With… Wanda Pratt, PhD | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-wanda-pratt-phd
    November 01, 2017 - literacy level of an average patient. … That will be a big change in both the technologies for health and probably in the way health is delivered … information, choose providers, and manage their health care.( 3 ) For example, patient-facing health … awareness, limited health literacy, lower socioeconomic status, older age, inadequate computer skills … Personal health records and health care utilization. JAMA. 2012;308:2034-2036.

  20. Curated Article Libraries | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/curated-article-libraries
    March 18, 2025 - Structured Hand-offs (1) Provider-Patient Communication (6) Health … Literacy Improvement (2) Culture of Safety (9) Learning Organization … Radiofrequency ID Tagging (2) Clinical Information Systems (2) Electronic Health … Medical Oncology (1) Nephrology (1) Pulmonology (1) Mental Health … implementation of effective patient safety initiatives is challenging due to the complexity of the health
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