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  1. Discharge Planning and Transitions of Care | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/discharge-planning-and-transitions-care
    June 15, 2024 - literacy or current health status. 3 Prior studies have shown that an early discharge preparation … literacy needs. … literacy, cognitive function), drug-related factors (i.e. adverse effects, polypharmacy), patient-provider … Health Literacy universal Precautions Toolkit, 3 rd edition. Use the Teach-Back Method: Tool #5. … Literacy August 30, 2023 WebM&M Cases Home

  2. Communicating Clearly About Medicines: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief. | PSNet

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    September 20, 2017 - Medication safety is a global health care concern. … Panelists focused on elements of the process such as the patient experience, health literacy , medication … September 20, 2017 Crossing the Global Quality Chasm: Improving Health Care Worldwide … November 15, 2023 The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health … May 3, 2016 Health Literacy: Past, Present, and Future: Workshop Summary.

  3. Final Progress Report: Communicating Probabilities through Interactive Computer Graphics (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/kukafka-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Health literacy was assessed with the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (S-TOFHLA), … literacy 99 (99) 56 (98)c >.99 155 (99) marginal health literacy 1 (1) 1 (2) 2 (1) Chi-squared tests … Health literacy and health numeracy [panel presentation]. … Development of a brief test to measure functional health literacy. … TOFHLA test of functional health literacy in adults.

  4. National Web-Based Teleconference on Utilizing Health IT to Improve Medication Management for the Care of Elderly Patients (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/medication-management-elderly-slides-081811.pdf
    August 18, 2011 - literacy levels Who Is at Risk for Low Health Literacy? … Adult Literacy in America: A First Look at the Results of the National Adult Literacy Survey. 1993) … Literacy and Misunderstanding Prescription Drug Labels. … literacy levels Who Is at Risk for Low Health Literacy? … Room for Improvement… If You Can’t Read It, You Can’t Heed It… Health Literacy and Medication Management

  5. Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Clinician & Group Adult Survey: Interpreter Services | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/literacy/suppl-interpreter-service-items-cg-survey30-adult.html
    December 01, 2023 - that assess interpreter services may also want to review and use supplemental items that ask about health … literacy. … Health Literacy . Perceived Bias .  Communication Barriers .

  6. An Electronic Personal Health Record for Mental Health Consumers - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/electronic-personal-health-record-mental-health-consumers/annual-summary/2012
    January 01, 2012 - An Electronic Personal Health Record for Mental Health Consumers - 2012 Project Name … An Electronic Personal Health Record for Mental Health Consumers Principal Investigator … A series of focus groups with mental health consumers, mental health providers, and primary care providers … in the project because it has showed that the use of advanced technological tools is feasible in low-literacy … computer training was critical in engaging individuals in the project, as even consumers with low digital literacy

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33574/psn-pdf
    March 15, 2025 - Background Despite the fact that the vast majority of health care takes place in the outpatient, or … literacy and poor patient education contribute to elevated error risk. … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/missing-clinical-information-during-primary-care-visits https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/low-literacy-impairs-comprehension-prescription-drug-warning-labels https … literacy at baseline.

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46074/psn-pdf
    December 22, 2017 - This study adds to the evidence about how literacy-friendly health systems can enhance medication safety … multicompartment-compliance-aids-community-prevalence-potentially-inappropriate-medications https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy

  9. Effect of a pharmacist intervention on clinically important medication errors after hospital discharge: a randomized trial. | PSNet

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    May 08, 2017 - intervention included pharmacist-assisted medication reconciliation, inpatient pharmacist counseling, low-literacy … Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Effect of pharmacist counseling intervention on health … November 26, 2014 Health literacy and medication understanding among hospitalized adults … December 21, 2011 Health literacy and the quality of physician–patient communication

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38749/psn-pdf
    April 08, 2011 - Prior research has identified low health literacy as a prominent risk factor for misinterpreting prescription … parental-misinterpretations-over-counter-pediatric-cough-and-cold-medication-labels https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46439/psn-pdf
    August 20, 2018 - Patient factors like health literacy and access to outpatient follow-up care have been implicated in … readmission-rates-after-passage-hospital-readmissions-reduction-program-pre-post-analysis https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy

  12. Development of Dashboards to Provide Feedback to Home Care Nurses | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/development-dashboards-provide-feedback-home-care-nurses
    January 01, 2023 - Department of Health and Human Services. … They also collected data via an online survey to explore the impact of numeracy skills and graph literacy … Record/Electronic Medical Record Does level of numeracy and graph literacy impact comprehension … Does level of numeracy and graph literacy impact comprehension of quality targets? … Department of Health and Human Services.

  13. Adapting, Scaling, and Spreading an Algorithmic Asthma Mobile Intervention to Promote Patient-Reported Outcomes Within Primary Care Settings | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/adapting-scaling-and-spreading-algorithmic-asthma-mobile-intervention-promote
    January 01, 2024 - Data Population: Patient Assessing electronic health literacy at an urban academic hospital. … Assessing electronic health literacy at an urban academic hospital. … literacy, app satisfaction, and adoption. … literacy of asthmatics in the Bronx. … The impact of education on health literacy of asthmatics in the Bronx.

  14. FDASIA Health IT Report: Proposed Strategy and Recommendations for a Risk-Based Framework. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fdasia-health-it-report-proposed-strategy-and-recommendations-risk-based-framework
    June 29, 2016 - of a "Health IT Safety Center" to test, disseminate, and promote assessment tools. … Care Organizations to Improve Safety Using Health IT. … February 20, 2019 Health IT Safety Center Roadmap. … June 18, 2013 The Health Literacy of America's Adults: Results from the 2003 National … Assessment of Adult Literacy. 

  15. Ambulatory Care Safety | PSNet

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    December 15, 2024 - literacy and poor patient education contribute to elevated error risk . … literacy at baseline. … Department of Health and Human Services. … Literacy October 31, 2023 Patient Safety Primers … Personal Health Literacy August 30, 2023 Patient Safety Primers

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33605/psn-pdf
    March 12, 2021 - Contributing factors to patient and caregiver error include low health literacy, poor provider–patient … communication, absence of health literacy, and universal precautions in the outpatient clinic. … literacy outlines some of the difficulties patients and family members encounter in understanding their … carers-medication-administration-errors-domiciliary-setting-systematic-review https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy … facts-about-do-not-use-list/ https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#3 https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#4 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy

  17. Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unequal-treatment-confronting-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-health-care
    June 15, 2011 - July 27, 2011 How Can Health Care Organizations Become More Health Literate? … August 15, 2012 Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion. … September 12, 2018 Implications of Health Literacy for Public Health: Workshop Summary … Health Systems and Providers Can Do. … Doctors may be relying on race to make decisions about your health.

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37260/psn-pdf
    January 02, 2017 - those with good understanding of their regimen and the study was not powered to determine the role of health … literacy on such understanding, the authors point out the value of this simple strategy to enhance … /psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/blood-thinner-pills-your-guide-using-them-safely https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40165/psn-pdf
    December 29, 2014 - Int J Qual Health Care. 2011;23(2):182-6. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzq082. … literacy. … The authors advocate for improved sharing of clinical information (e.g., electronic health records) … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/refocusing-lens-patient-safety-ambulatory-chronic-disease-care https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/taking-pulse-health-care-systems-experiences-patients-health-problems-six-countries

  20. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/wm-ref.html
    September 01, 2015 - Chartbook on Women's Health Care Acknowledgments Women's Health Care Key Findings of the … Health Resources and Services Administration. Women’s Health USA 2013. … Strategies for improving low health literacy. Postgrad Med 2009 Sep;121(5):171-7. … Health literacy and 30-day postdischarge hospital utilization. … Health literacy: January 1990 through October 1999 [bibliography]. February 2000; p. vi.
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