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  1. AHRQ Webinar - Integrating Patient-Reported Outcomes into Practice: Benefits, Challenges, and Recommendations for Action - Q&As (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/integrating-pros-into-practice-qas-02272024.pdf
    February 27, 2024 - literacy limitations? … literacy? … literacy limitations? … literacy limitations? … literacy?

  2. No Slide Title (ppt file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/communicating_risk_vulnerable_populations_kreps.ppt
    May 29, 2025 - Mandell Professor of Health Communication and Chair Department of Communication George Mason University … deprived Minorities Health literacy challenged Non-native English speakers Pts w serious/chronic … Cultural issues influencing effective health communication Beliefs, values, norms, & expectations … Language skills and orientations Health literacy levels Motivation to seek health information Media … Health Communication With Diverse Audiences Evidence-based health communication Culturally sensitive

  3. Clinic Intervention Tracking Sheet (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/skills-qi-tracking.docx
    June 02, 2025 - Education on quality improvement (QI) topics Reviewed performance data Engaged electronic health … pressure, cholesterol, and smoking cessation measures Ensure patient education tools address health … literacy and multiple languages Establish patient monitoring for success with or barriers to care … literacy and multiple languages Establish patient monitoring for success with or barriers to … literacy and multiple languages Establish patient monitoring for success with or barriers to care

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 26, 2009 - Low health literacy is tied to misunderstanding prescription drug instructions, and a prior study successfully … therapeutic-errors-among-children-community-setting-nature-causes-and-outcomes https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#healthliteracy https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels https://psnet.ahrq.gov

  5. Electronic Test Result Communication in the Era of the 21st Century Cures Act | PSNet

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    May 25, 2022 - insights from US health care organizations. … June 28, 2023 Health Literacy Research: Current Status and Future Directions. … September 6, 2011 Language Barriers in Health Care. … Literacy. … Literacy Improvement Electronic Health Records

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47903/psn-pdf
    January 01, 2021 - hazards in the medication use process in a sample of ambulatory patients who predominantly had low health … literacy. … insurance companies, forcing patients to develop self-management strategies to manage their chronic health … qualitative-analysis-outpatient-medication-use-community-settings-observed-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/ambulatory-care-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy

  7. Evaluation of the design and structure of electronic medication labels to improve patient health knowledge and safety: a systematic review. | PSNet

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    October 16, 2024 - Evaluation of the design and structure of electronic medication labels to improve patient health … Evaluation of the design and structure of electronic medication labels to improve patient health knowledge … June 5, 2024 Health literacy-informed communication to reduce discharge medication errors … March 10, 2021 Visual acuity, literacy, and unintentional misuse of nonprescription medications … Literacy Improvement Patient Education

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73183/psn-pdf
    April 28, 2021 - hearing-impairment-and-amelioration-avoidable-medical-error-cross-sectional- survey Hearing impairment can lead to misunderstanding of a patient’s health … Health systems and clinicians should find ways to identify patients with hearing loss and develop alternate … hearing-impairment-and-amelioration-avoidable-medical-error-cross-sectional-survey https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/time-take-hearing-loss-seriously https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-patient-safety-events … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-past-present-and-future-workshop-summary

  9. Do medication samples jeopardize patient safety? | PSNet

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    November 16, 2022 - Prior research has demonstrated that health literacy is directly linked to comprehension of medication … literacy, which could predispose to adverse drug events. … November 16, 2022 The impact of racism on child and adolescent health. … August 4, 2021 An integrative total worker health framework for keeping workers safe … October 2, 2019 Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 among frontline health care personnel in

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38568/psn-pdf
    April 15, 2009 - /do-you-know-what-your-doctor-talking-about This newspaper article discusses the impact of limited health … literacy on personal health and offers tips on how patients and medical professionals can address this … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-you-know-what-your-doctor-talking-about https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867177/psn-pdf
    January 01, 2025 - Health system factors included poor organizational health literacy and provider-related factors such … national-healthcare-quality-and-disparities-report-chartbook-patient-safety-0 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/strategies-improve-organizational-health-literacy

  12. My-Medicine-List (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/health-literacy/my-medicine-list.docx
    June 02, 2025 - My Medicines List My Name: My Allergies: My Emergency Contact Information: Date: My medicines, vitamins, herbals, and supplements, as of Include all prescription and non-prescription medicines. Non-prescription medicines may include vitamins, herbals, supplements, cold or cough medicines, aspiri…

  13. My Medicines List (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/health-literacy/my-medicines-list.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - My Medicines List Page 1 of 3 My Medicines List My Name: My Allergies: My Emergency Contact Information: My medicines, vitamins, herbals, and supplements, as of Include all prescription and non-prescription medicines. Non-prescription medicines may include vitamins, herbals, supplements, cold or co…

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837200/psn-pdf
    May 25, 2022 - Analysis of readmissions in a mobile integrated health transitional care program using root cause analysis … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/analysis-readmissions-mobile-integrated-health-transitional-care-program … Baltimore City mobile integrated health and community paramedicine (MIH-CP) was designed to improve … Root cause analysis indicated that at least one social determinant of health (e.g., health literacy) … designing-and-delivering-whole-person-transitional-care-hospital-guide-reducing-medicaid https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy

  15. Engaging Diverse Patients in Using an Online Patient Portal - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r00hs022408-lyles-final-report-2019.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - Demographics included age, gender, race/ethnicity, highest education completed, health literacy, English … Most importantly, we found significant barriers by the self- reported health literacy of participants18 … Variable Adequate Health Literacy Limited Health Literacy Very Limited Health Literacy Portal … Our iterations simplified the content to better match the digital and health literacy levels of the … Overall, among the 93 participants, 60% were non-white, 51% had limited health literacy, and 76% used

  16. Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/keeping-patients-safe-transforming-work-environment-nurses
    July 05, 2016 - July 5, 2008 Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion. … Literacy. … June 15, 2011 Improving Diagnosis in Health Care. … September 23, 2015 How Can Health Care Organizations Become More Health Literate? … August 15, 2012 Implications of Health Literacy for Public Health: Workshop Summary.

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40903/psn-pdf
    March 08, 2015 - Hospitals & health networks. 2011;85(10):34-5, 37-8, 2. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/does-your-patient-really-understand This article discusses health literacy … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/does-your-patient-really-understand https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy

  18. Accuracy in patient understanding of common medical phrases. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accuracy-patient-understanding-common-medical-phrases
    November 30, 2022 - December 21, 2022 Factors associated with mental health outcomes among health care workers … Literacy August 30, 2023 Patient Safety Primers … Strategies to Improve Organizational Health Literacy. … May 31, 2023 Understanding and responding to health literacy as a social determinant … of health.

  19. Do you know what your doctor is talking about? | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-you-know-what-your-doctor-talking-about
    May 01, 2013 - This newspaper article discusses the impact of limited health literacy on personal health and offers … View More See More About The Topic Patients Patient Self-Management Health … Literacy Improvement

  20. Person-Centered Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2025-annual-report/person-centered.html
    August 01, 2025 - literacy and technology skills. … , mental health, and social needs. … to school readiness (e.g., nutrition and physical activity) to introduce language and literacy skills … Initiatives and Resources In 2023 and 2024, AHRQ released the updated Health Literacy Universal Precautions … Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit AHRQ’s  Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit
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