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  1. Lethal Cap | PSNet

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    December 19, 2018 - literacy.( 4 ) Health literacy has been defined as a patient's ability to read, comprehend, and act … Limited health literacy is likely linked to medication errors. … Inadequate functional health literacy among patients at two public hospitals. … Health literacy: report of the Council on Scientific Affairs. … Functional health literacy and medication use: the pharmacist's role.

  2. Tool 4 (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    March 01, 2025 - America's health literacy: why we need accessible health information. an issue brief from the U.S. … Functional health literacy and the risk of hospital admission among Medicare managed care enrollees. … Health literacy and the risk of hospital admission. J Gen Intern Med 1998 Dec;13(12):791-8. … : improving health literacy to protect patient safety. … Health literacy, health inequality, and a just health care system. Am J Bioeth 2007 Nov;7(11):5-10.

  3. Tool 4 (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    March 01, 2025 - America's health literacy: why we need accessible health information. an issue brief from the U.S. … Functional health literacy and the risk of hospital admission among Medicare managed care enrollees. … Health literacy and the risk of hospital admission. J Gen Intern Med 1998 Dec;13(12):791-8. … : improving health literacy to protect patient safety. … Health literacy, health inequality, and a just health care system. Am J Bioeth 2007 Nov;7(11):5-10.

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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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. … I think that health literacy has appealed more because it’s your grandmother, it’s you.

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 24, 2010 - Health literacy and communication quality in health care organizations. … Health literacy and communication quality in health care organizations. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-communication-quality-health-care-organizations In … this multicenter study, patients with limited health literacy consistently reported dissatisfaction with … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-communication-quality-health-care-organizations https

  6. Harnessing Health Information Technology for Self-Management Support and Medication Activation in a Medicaid Health Plan | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2023 - Care Theme Chronic Disease Management Health Literacy Medication Management Patient Education … For people with chronic diseases such as diabetes, limited health literacy and language barriers place … Hypoglycemia is more common among type 2 diabetes patients with limited health literacy: the Diabetes … The literacy divide: health literacy and the use of an internet-based patient portal in an integrated … The literacy divide: health literacy and the use of an internet-based patient portal in an integrated

  7. Jariwala, Sunit | Digital Healthcare Research

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    October 11, 2023 - Literacy, app satisfaction, and adoption. … a mobile health intervention. … Assessing electronic health literacy at an urban academic hospital. … literacy of asthmatics in the Bronx. … The impact of education on health literacy of asthmatics in the Bronx.

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 29, 2017 - Health Literacy Research: Current Status and Future Directions. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-research-current-status-and-future-directions This special … issue presents findings from a 2009 conference that explored health literacy research in areas such … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-research-current-status-and-future-directions https://psnet.ahrq.gov … /issue/health-literacy-and-communication-quality-health-care-organizations

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 12, 2011 - Health literacy and its influence on patient safety. September 12, 2011 Ross J. … Health Literacy and Its Influence on Patient Safety. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-its-influence-patient-safety The author discusses the … importance of health literacy in the success of self care and encourages nurses to assess patients' … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-its-influence-patient-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 16, 2010 - National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy. …   https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-action-plan-improve-health-literacy This report presents … goals for improved health literacy in the United States and recommends practices to help ensure that … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-action-plan-improve-health-literacy https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue … /health-literacy-universal-precautions-toolkit-second-edition https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-comprehension-emergency-department-care-and-instructions-are-patients-aware-when-they

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 13, 2012 - Help your patient "get" what you just said: a health literacy guide. … Help your patient "get" what you just said: a health literacy guide. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/help-your-patient-get-what-you-just-said-health-literacy-guide This commentary … health literacy. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/help-your-patient-get-what-you-just-said-health-literacy-guide

  12. The SHARE Approach: Using the Teach-Back Technique (pdf file)

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    October 09, 2024 - Health literacy: a primer for pharmacists. … Practice improvement, part II: health literacy. … Closing the loop: physician communication with diabetic patients who have low health literacy. … AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, 3rd Edition. … AHRQ Publication No. 23-0075. https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/toolkit.html.

  13. Hospitals look to improve informed consent process. | PSNet

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    November 10, 2010 - This article discusses the impact of health literacy on patient care and describes initiatives to improve … June 28, 2023 Health Literacy Research: Current Status and Future Directions. … April 20, 2014 Language Barriers in Health Care. … Literacy. … Literacy Improvement Technologic Approaches

  14. CAHPS Supplemental Items | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    July 21, 2025 - literacy C-HL02 Provider used medical words patient did not understand … Adult Clinician & Group Health literacy C-HL01 … Provider asked if patient had health questions Adult Clinician & Group Health … literacy C-HL04 Provider talked with patient about reason for visit … Adult Clinician & Group Health literacy Pagination

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2004 - literacy.(4) Health literacy has been defined as a patient's ability to read, comprehend, and act on … Limited health literacy is likely linked to medication errors. … Inadequate functional health literacy among patients at two public hospitals. … Health literacy: report of the Council on Scientific Affairs. … Functional health literacy and medication use: the pharmacist's role.

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37332/psn-pdf
    November 14, 2007 - A Pharmacy Health Literacy Assessment Tool User's Guide. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/our-pharmacy-meeting-patients-needs-pharmacy-health-literacy-assessment- … tool-users-guide This AHRQ-funded publication provides a tool to help organizations identify health … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/our-pharmacy-meeting-patients-needs-pharmacy-health-literacy-assessment-tool-users-guide … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/our-pharmacy-meeting-patients-needs-pharmacy-health-literacy-assessment-tool-users-guide

  17. Implementing a Low-Literacy, Multimedia Information Technology (IT) - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2010 - Implementing a Low-Literacy, Multimedia Information Technology (IT) - 2010 Project Name … Implementing a Low-Literacy, Multimedia Information Technology System to Enhance Patient-Centered … Status as of December 2010 Target Population: Adults, Cancer, Low Literacy … Cancer-related information, if delivered in a user-friendly way, can reach populations with limited literacy … treated for breast and colorectal cancer to be more accessible for patients across the spectrum of literacy

  18. The relationship between depressive symptoms, eHealth literacy, and asthma outcomes in the context of a mobile health intervention. | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2023 - The relationship between depressive symptoms, eHealth literacy, and asthma outcomes in the context of … a mobile health intervention. … The relationship between depressive symptoms, eHealth literacy, and asthma outcomes in the context of … a mobile health intervention. … Patient-Reported Outcomes Within Primary Care Settings Technology Mobile Device Patient-Generated Health

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 24, 2015 - Functional health literacy and understanding of medications at discharge. … Functional health literacy and understanding of medications at discharge. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/functional-health-literacy-and-understanding-medications-discharge This … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/functional-health-literacy-and-understanding-medications-discharge https … risk-medication-errors-hospital-discharge-and-barriers-problem-resolution https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-medication-errors-and-health-outcomes-there-relationship

  20. To err is human: patient misinterpretations of prescription drug label instructions. | PSNet

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    February 28, 2011 - May 21, 2009 View More Related Resources Patients with low health … literacy make more errors interpreting instructions and warnings. … April 8, 2011 Literacy and misunderstanding prescription drug labels. … View More See More About The Topic Community Pharmacy Medication Safety Health … Literacy Improvement Human Factors Engineering
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