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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fixing-americas-hospitals
March 06, 2005 - This "Health for Life" series features 10 case studies about patient safety and quality improvement efforts … October 13, 2010
The Health Literacy of America's Adults: Results from the 2003 National … Assessment of Adult Literacy. … September 20, 2006
Escape Fire: Lessons for the Future of Health Care. … Providers
Health Care Executives and Administrators
Non-Health Care Professionals
Patients
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/conversational-information-technology-it-better-safer-pediatric-primary-care/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - The system gathers personal health data and counsels parents before scheduled visits, integrates the … data with the physician's electronic health record (EHR), and offers personalized followup assessment … (including synthetic speech and speech recognition) to gather health data and counsel parents before … Parental health literacy was assessed using the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine, a valid … test of word pronunciation that correlates with tests that evaluate a range of literacy skills.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-and-health-care-professionals-attitudes-towards-pink-patient-safety-video
December 16, 2013 - Study
Patients' and health care professionals' attitudes towards the PINK patient … Patients' and health care professionals' attitudes towards the PINK patient safety video. … Patients' and health care professionals' attitudes towards the PINK patient safety video. … July 10, 2019
Health literacy and quality: focus on chronic illness care and patient … Literacy in Patient Safety
March 1, 2009
WebM&M Cases
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/root-cause-analysis-cases-involving-diagnosis
August 28, 2019 - Competencies for improving diagnosis: an interprofessional framework for education and training in health … July 2, 2014
Low literacy impairs comprehension of prescription drug warning labels. … January 21, 2009
Literacy and misunderstanding prescription drug labels. … , 2012
Misunderstanding of prescription drug warning labels among patients with low literacy … Perforation - the Importance of Diagnostic Reasoning
September 27, 2023
Redesign of health
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www.ahrq.gov/sdoh/about.html
February 01, 2020 - Education (e.g., quality of day care, schools, and adult education; literacy and high school graduation … Healthcare context (e.g., access to high-quality, culturally and linguistically appropriate, and health … literate care; access to insurance; healthcare laws; health promotion initiatives; supply side of services … Educational barriers (e.g., learning difficulties, limited literacy). … SDOH are defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the conditions in which people are born,
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-reporting-program-annual-summary
August 17, 2022 - August 17, 2022
Addressing Medical Gaslighting to Improve Maternal Health—Together. … January 12, 2022
Health literacy-related safety events: a qualitative study of health … literacy failures in patient safety events. … July 28, 2021
Reporting of health information technology system-related patient safety … Care Providers
Health Care Executives and Administrators
Policy Makers
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/crossing-global-quality-chasm-improving-health-care-worldwide
June 15, 2011 - Committee on Improving the Quality of Health Care Globally. … September 23, 2015
Building the Case for Health Literacy: Proceedings of a Workshop. … August 8, 2018
Health Literacy: Past, Present, and Future: Workshop Summary. … & White Health. … December 18, 2017
Call to Action: Preventable Health Care Harm Is a Public Health Crisis
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medlineplus-patient-safety
September 29, 2017 - March 29, 2007
Health Literacy: Past, Present, and Future: Workshop Summary. … July 5, 2016
Crossing the Global Quality Chasm: Improving Health Care Worldwide. … July 27, 2011
Advancing Diagnostic Excellence for Maternal Health Care: Proceedings of … November 15, 2023
The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health … Literacy Improvement
Patient Education
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discharge-instructions-pacu-who-remembers
August 05, 2009 - One can suspect that health literacy, as well as stress and other distractions, played a role in the … Health literacy and emergency department outcomes: a systematic review. … Interventions to improve care for patients with limited health literacy. … Closing the loop: physician communication with diabetic patients who have low health literacy. … Health literacy and recall of medical instructions.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs023328-koopman-final-report-2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - literacy, graph literacy,
and numeracy. … Based on
these displays, determine how patient factors of health literacy and numeracy influence patient … Based on
these displays, determine how patient factors of health literacy and numeracy influence patient … We assessed literacy using the Subjective Numeracy
Scale and the Single Item Literacy Screener for health … These findings were moderated by patient graph
literacy, numeracy, and health literacy.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-home-medication-errors
September 15, 2021 - factors for clinically relevant deviations in patients' medication lists reported by patients in personal health … Evaluation of the design and structure of electronic medication labels to improve patient health … April 3, 2024
Health literacy-informed communication to reduce discharge medication errors … December 23, 2020
Health literacy and quality: focus on chronic illness care and patient … More
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General Public
Home Care
Pediatrics
Public Health
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49452/psn-pdf
July 01, 2004 - In this journal,
Schillinger (3) described the impact of patients' health literacy—a patient's ability … Though patients' health
literacy strongly correlates with their reading ability, the "Mr. … Holter" case demonstrates how literate
patients can have inadequate health literacy. … The role of health literacy in patient-physician
communication. … Health literacy: report of the Council on Scientific Affairs.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/designing-and-delivering-whole-person-transitional-care-hospital-guide-reducing-medicaid
March 27, 2019 - July 27, 2018
Developing and Testing the Health Care Safety Hotline: A Prototype Consumer … October 5, 2022
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Related Resources
AHRQ Health Literacy … January 31, 2018
Health Literacy Tools for Providers of Medication Therapy Management … View More
See More About The Topic
Hospitals
Physicians
Nurses
Health
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/lara.pdf
December 19, 2014 - This project developed
educational materials for low-literacy Spanish-speaking
women at risk for breast … The long-term goal was to
promote the effective communication of evidence-based
health messages among … Aims
The 2 main aims of this study are to:
1) Conduct formative research to develop
new language-, literacy … Study Population
Latinas
Health Condition Addressed
Diabetes
Dissemination Tool and/or Method
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/greenwald-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Patient education, literacy, and empowerment and its impact on
medication reconciliation;
ii. … Addressing patient-centeredness and literacy. 4.1
2. … Improving the recognition, understanding of, and approaches to patients with language,
literacy, or … By using a public health (or ecological) model of health, the
power of the community can be utilized … , which include issues of patient
literacy.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/development-electronic-medical-record-integrated-enhanced-after-visit-summary
January 01, 2023 - Department of Health and Human Services. … Care Setting
Ambulatory Setting
Population
Adults
Individuals with Low Literacy … of the document for all populations, including patients with limited health literacy, English proficiency … Department of Health and Human Services. … Record/Electronic Medical Record Population: Adults , Individuals with Low Literacy , Minority Populations
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/current-members/alicia-fernandez-md
January 01, 2025 - Fernandez’s research interests are in patient-doctor communication, with a focus on the role of language, literacy … Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Russell Sage Foundation, … committees of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, National Academy of Medicine, and other national health … to her particular expertise in clinical prevention and primary care, especially around language and literacy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lehigh-valley-hospital-engaging-patients-and-families
January 04, 2017 - February 14, 2011
Literacy and misunderstanding prescription drug labels. … January 22, 2014
Low literacy impairs comprehension of prescription drug warning labels … , 2010
Misunderstanding of prescription drug warning labels among patients with low literacy … January 4, 2017
The evolving role of health educators in advancing patient safety: forging … March 1, 2007
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See More About The Topic
Hospitals
Health
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-home-expert-panels-falls-investigation-guide-toolkit-how-guide
January 09, 2025 - January 9, 2025
Addressing Medical Gaslighting to Improve Maternal Health—Together. … January 12, 2022
Health literacy-related safety events: a qualitative study of health … literacy failures in patient safety events. … July 28, 2021
Reporting of health information technology system-related patient safety … October 6, 2021
View More
Related Resources
Adverse Health Events
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/virtual-patient-advocate-reduce-ambulatory-adverse-drug-events
January 01, 2023 - Care Setting
Ambulatory Setting
Patient Home
Population
Individuals with Low Literacy … literacy or health education advice on self-care and medication use during the transition from hospital … literacy status. … Using Health Information Technology to Perform Medication Reconciliation: Findings from the AHRQ Health … Using Health Information Technology To Determine Medication Adherence: Findings from the AHRQ Health